All rob synonyms
rob
R r verb rob
- kip β Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ΛkΙͺpΛΚp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
- bereave β to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
- cross up β to confuse or disorder
- dispossess β to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- divest β to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
- hulled β retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull: hulled wheat.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- kips β Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ΛkΙͺpΛΚp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- excorticate β (obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
- denudate β denuded; bare
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- loot β spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- hulling β the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- heist β a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- lofted β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- filch β to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- breached β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- mooch β to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- depopulated β (of a place) reduced in population
- break in β If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- disinherit β Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
- depopulate β To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
- disaffiliate β to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- forayed β a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- boot out β If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- deprive β If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- breaching β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- lofting β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- defalcate β to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- despoil β To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- copped β to catch; nab.
- moonlighting β the light of the moon.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.