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ALL meanings of robbed

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  • verb with object robbed to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from. 1
  • verb with object robbed to deprive (someone) of some right or something legally due: They robbed her of her inheritance. 1
  • verb with object robbed to plunder or rifle (a house, shop, etc.). 1
  • verb with object robbed to deprive of something unjustly or injuriously: The team was robbed of a home run hitter when the umpire called it a foul ball. The shock robbed him of his speech. 1
  • verb with object robbed Mining. to remove ore or coal from (a pillar). 1
  • verb without object robbed to commit or practice robbery. 1
  • idioms robbed rob Peter to pay Paul, to take something from one person or thing to pay one's debt or hypothetical debt to another, as to sacrifice one's health by overworking. 1
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