robbed (verb)
91tar — I. /ta / (say tah) noun 1. any of various dark coloured viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, such as coal, wood, etc. 2. coal tar pitch. 3. the resinous partially combusted material produced in… …
92abduction — (18c) is the forcible leading away of a minor (with or without the minor s consent) for marriage or seduction or the breaking of a legal custodial arrangement for the children of divorced parents. Although there is some overlap in meaning with… …
93rob — ► 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 …
94robber — rob ► 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 …
95OF — prep. connecting a noun (often a verbal noun) or pronoun with a preceding noun, adjective, adverb, or verb, expressing a wide range of relations broadly describable as follows: 1 origin, cause, or authorship (paintings of Turner; people of Rome;… …
96cub. — cubic. * * * cub1 «kuhb», noun, verb. cubbed, cub|bing. –n. 1. a young bear, fox, lion, tiger, or other wild animal: »With the fury of a bear which had been robbed of her cubs (Scott). 2. Figurative. an inexperienced or awkward boy …
97de|spair´er — de|spair «dih SPAIR», noun, verb. –n. 1. the loss of hope; state of being without hope; a dreadful feeling that nothing good can happen: »Despair seized us as we felt the boat sinking under us. SYNONYM(S): hopelessness. 2. a person or thing that… …
98de|spair — «dih SPAIR», noun, verb. –n. 1. the loss of hope; state of being without hope; a dreadful feeling that nothing good can happen: »Despair seized us as we felt the boat sinking under us. SYNONYM(S): hopelessness. 2. a person or thing that causes… …
99mal|treat — «mal TREET», transitive verb. to treat roughly or cruelly; abuse: »Only very mean persons maltreat animals. Many monasteries were robbed, many clerical persons maimed and maltreated (John L. Motley). ╂[< French maltraiter < mal mal + Old… …
100way´lay´er — way|lay «WAY LAY, WAY LAY», transitive verb, laid, lay|ing. 1. to lie in wait for; attack on the way: »Robin Hood waylaid travelers and robbed them. 2. to stop (a person) on his way: »Newspaper reporters waylaid the famous actor and asked him… …
