rob
verb/rɑb/
Frequency rank: #2,628 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To take money or property from a person or place illegally.
Example sentence
The masked bandit tried to rob the bank at midnight.
Synonyms & related words
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