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  • 11Rob — Rob, n. [F.; cf. Sp. rob, It. rob, robbo, Pg. robe, arrobe, Ar. rubb, robb, Per. rub.] The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with… …

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  • 12Rob — 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}.] 1. To take (something) away from by force; to… …

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  • 13Rob D — Rob Dougan Rob Dougan, également connu sous le pseudonyme Rob D, est un compositeur et DJ australien né à Sydney en 1969 et vivant à Londres depuis 1990. Son album Furious Angels (2003) regroupe des morceaux d une impressionnante puissance de par …

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  • 14Rob — Rob, v. i. To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence. [1913 Webster] I am accursed to rob in that thief s company. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Rob-O — (born Robert Odindo in Mount Vernon, New York) is an African American rapper of INI, who parlayed his childhood friendship with producer Pete Rock into a modest career as an MC. He is known for his deft, affable delivery, which conveys a… …

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  • 16rob — (v.) late 12c., from O.Fr. rober, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. roubon to rob, roub spoil, plunder; O.E. reafian, source of the reave in bereave; see REAVE (Cf. reave)), from P.Gmc. *raubojanan, from *raub to break. Lord, hou …

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  • 17rob — rȍb m <N mn ròbovi, zb. rȏblje> DEFINICIJA 1. pov. ljudsko biće koje u potpunosti ovisi o gospodaru, robovlasniku, koji može njime raspolagati kao sa svakom stvari 2. pren. a. onaj koji je pokoran, onaj koji radi šutke, podnoseći… …

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  • 18rob — is used chiefly to mean ‘to steal from’; its object is either a place (rob a bank) or a person, optionally with of followed by the thing stolen (robbed her of her jewels). An older use with the thing stolen as the object of rob (He robbed money… …

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  • 19rob — ► VERB (robbed, robbing) 1) take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. 2) deprive of something needed, deserved, or significant. 3) informal overcharge. ● rob Peter to pay Paul Cf. ↑rob Peter to pay Paul …

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  • 20Rob — may refer to: *The shortened form of Robert or Robin *R.O.B., an abbreviation of Robotic Operating Buddy , an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985 *ROB 64, an important robot character in the Star Fox series *Report on Business …

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