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robbing
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. robbery vb. (present participle of rob English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge , soak , surcharge , gazump , fleece , plume , pluck , hook ] [ant: undercharge ] [also: ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rob \Rob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Robbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Robbing .] [OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roub?n, G. rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. [root]114. See Reave ,and cf. Robe .] To take (something) away from by force; to strip by ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Robbing is a term used in beekeeping . Bees from one beehive will try to rob honey from another hive.
Usage examples of robbing.
Sometimes the Queen sends out robbing parties if a door opens into an interesting world, too.
It was what my mother called a scandal sheet, full of the local murders and suicides and beatings and robbings, and just about every page had a half-naked lady on it with her breasts surging over the edge of her dress and her legs arranged so you could see to her stocking tops.