[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rob/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) / rob # rob verb (rob, robs, robbed, robbing); noun (Rob — a short name for Robert) «rob» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To rob means to take money or things from a person or place in a wrong way, often by force or threats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#m1) 2. To rob someone of something means to take away something good they should have: "the injury robbed her of the win". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#m2) 3. (informal) "That's daylight robbery!" means the price is far too high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#m3) 4. Rob is also a short name for Robert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#m4) ### In the lessons In stories robbers rob banks, trains and travellers, and the hero catches them. In safety lessons children learn to keep valuables safe and tell a grown-up if something is stolen. In sport talk, "we were robbed!" means "we lost unfairly". Phrases: rob a bank, rob someone of something, robbed blind, rob Peter to pay Paul, daylight robbery. ### Examples - Two men robbed the bank and ran off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x1) - The thief robbed the old man of his wallet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x2) - Robin Hood robbed the rich to give to the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x3) - The shop was robbed last night, so the police came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x4) - A late goal robbed us of the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x5) - Four pounds for a small juice? That's daylight robbery! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x6) - "We were robbed!" shouted the fans after the bad call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x7) - Rob is my brother's best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x8) - “I met thieves and they robbed me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/#x9) ### Note Past form: robbed, with double b; -ing form: robbing. You rob a person or a place; you steal a thing: "they robbed the bank" but "they stole the money". Robber = the person, robbery = the crime. Do not confuse rob with "robe" (a long gown). ## In Jewish tradition To rob is to take what belongs to another by force; the Torah forbids it and says wrongdoers will be robbed in their turn. **Interpretation.** The rabbis counted robbery as a serious sin against another person that must be repaid, and even delaying a worker's wages was seen as a kind of robbing. ### Examples - Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. (Torah LEV.19.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x1) - And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your ways shall become desolate. (Torah LEV.26.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x2) - And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. (Torah DEU.28.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x3) - But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings. (Prophets MAL.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x4) - Ye are cursed with the curse, yet ye rob Me, even this whole nation. (Prophets MAL.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x5) - Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate; (Writings PRO.22.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/#x6) ### Note Past form: robbed, with double b; -ing form: robbing. You rob a person or a place; you steal a thing: "they robbed the bank" but "they stole the money". Robber = the person, robbery = the crime. Do not confuse rob with "robe" (a long gown). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «rob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rob/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«rob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rob.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «rob» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rob/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«rob» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rob.html) on Mova free.