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Rob

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
rob (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) (1) to take something away from by force steal from
(2) to take personal property from by violence or threat
b) (1) to remove valuables without right from (a place)
(2) to take the contents of (a receptacle)
c) to take away as loot - steal rob jewelry
2.
a) to deprive of something due, expected, or desired
intransitive verb
b) to withhold unjustly or injuriously to commit robbery
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
rob (verb)
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
SYNONYMS:
burglarize, burgle, knock off, knock over, rip off, steal (from), take off
RELATED WORDS:
ransack, rifle; despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ravish, sack, spoil, strip; bleed, break in, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, exploit, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle; hold up, mug, roll, stick up
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