rob

Etymology 1

From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.

verb

1. (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
   He robbed three banks before he was caught.
2. (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
   The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
3. (transitive, figurative, used with "of") To deprive (of).
   Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
4. (transitive, slang) To burgle.
   Her house was robbed. Sept 4 2008, National Public Radio, All Things Considered
5. (transitive, UK, slang) To steal.
   That bloke robbed my phone!
6. (intransitive) To commit robbery.
7. (sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
   Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break. September 28, 2011, Tom Rostance, “http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14998317.stm Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos]”, in BBC Sport

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin rob, from Arabic ربّ (“thickened fruit juice”). Compare French rob, Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, Persian ربودن (present stem: robâ).

noun

1. A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
   [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar. 1749, [Thomas Short], “10th, Of Feverish Heat”, in A General Chronological History of the Air, volume II, T[homas] Longman, A[ndrew] Millar, →OCLC, pages 512–513
   Also began to make wort from the malt and give it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob for some time past without finding himself benefited therefrom […] . 1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 20 December