| VERB | possession | rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
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| possession | rob, overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, hook | rip off |
| Sounds | raa'b | |
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| Rhymes | blob ... throb: 23 rhymes with aab... | |
| Meaning | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Model | They rob him of all his money | |
| Example | "The burglars robbed him of all his money" | |
| Narrower | hold up, stick up | rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat |
| pick | pilfer or rob | |
| Broader | steal, rip off, rip | Take without the owner's consent |
| Spanish | atracar, robar | |
| Catalan | atracar, robar | |
| Nouns | robber | a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence |
| robbery | larceny by threat / threat of violence | |
| Meaning | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, hook | |
| Entails | charge, bill | demand payment |
| Narrower | extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring | Obtain by coercion or intimidation |
| Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| Opposite | undercharge | Charge (someone) too little money |
| Spanish | atracar, desplumar, robar | |
| Catalan | atracar, plomar, robar | |
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