Rob means to take things from someone by force. It is used when a person steals using threats or violence.
He tried to rob the bank yesterday.
Thieves rob houses at night.
Rob can mean taking money illegally by force from shops or banks. It often means a planned crime involving money.
The men planned to rob the jewelry shop.
They robbed the cash register quickly.
Rob can be used to talk about losing something important, like time or strength, in a way that is not physical.
The illness robbed her of her strength.
The bad weather robbed us of our fun day.
Rob is often used as a short name for Robert. People use it as a friendly or informal version of the name.
Rob is my brother's name.
I called Rob yesterday.
ROB stands for Reorder Buffer in computers. It helps CPUs run instructions out of order for faster processing.
The CPU uses an ROB to improve performance.
Modern processors handle instructions with an ROB.
ROB is used in baseball to mean the number of times a player reaches base without errors. It is a statistic to show player success.
He had three ROBs this game.
The player’s ROB is very high this season.
Rob can be used informally to mean to take a little bit from someone or something, like food or things, without permission but not very seriously.
Don’t rob me of my candy!
He robbed a few chips from the plate.
