Meaning & use
rob
To take property unlawfully from a person or place, often using force or threats.
See it in a sentence
Two masked men tried to rob the convenience store just before closing.
She felt robbed of a fair chance after the interview was cut short.
A note on using this word
Rob takes the person or place as its object, while steal takes the item: rob a bank, but steal money.
Words with a similar meaning
steal fromburgle
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