Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rob
Rob
rob
v.tr. (robbed, robbing) (often foll. by of) 1 take unlawfully from, esp. by force or threat of force (robbed the safe; robbed her of her jewels). 2 deprive of what is due or normal (was robbed of my sleep). 3 (absol.) commit robbery. Phrases and idioms rob Peter to pay Paul take away from one to give to another, discharge one debt by incurring another. Etymology: ME f. OF rob(b)er f. Gmc: cf. REAVE
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verb (~bed; ~bing) see: reave Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to take something away from by force ; steal from, to take personal property from by violence or threat, b. to remove valuables without right from (a place), to take the contents of (a receptacle), to take away as loot ; steal , 2. to deprive of something due, expected, or desired, to withhold unjustly or injuriously, intransitive verb to commit ~bery, ~ber noun Usage: Sense transitive verb 1c, in which the direct object is the thing stolen, is sometimes considered to be wrong, or perhaps archaic. The sense has been in use since the 13th century and is found in earlier literature . It is still in use though not as common as other senses . ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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