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English verb: rob | |||
| 1. | rob (possession) take something away by force or without the consent of the owner | ||
| Samples | The burglars robbed him of all his money. | ||
| Examples | They rob him of all his money | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hold up, pick, stick up | ||
| 2. | rob (possession) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||
| Synonyms | fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| Entail | bill, charge | ||
| Antonyms | undercharge | ||
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