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roven — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heist noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
  • maraud verb To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
  • plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  • reave verb To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
  • rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.

Senses

roven is used for these senses in English:

  • heist (transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).
  • maraud (intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
  • plunder (intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
  • reave (archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

heist — full definition

  1. noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
  2. noun A movie or story genre built around the planning and execution of a robbery.
  3. verb To steal or rob, especially in a bold or organized way.

maraud — full definition

  1. verb To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
  2. verb To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.
  3. verb To raid and pillage.

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