Raub — 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.
- pilfering noun The act of stealing small, usually low-value items.
- predation noun The preying of one animal on others.
- rapacious adj Voracious; avaricious.
- robbery noun The crime of taking property from someone by force or threat.
- steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
Senses
Raub is used for these senses in English:
- heist A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
- pilfering The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
- predation (zoology) The preying of one animal on others.
- rapacious (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
- rapine The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
- steal The act of stealing.
- steal (slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.
heist — full definition
- noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
- noun A movie or story genre built around the planning and execution of a robbery.
- verb To steal or rob, especially in a bold or organized way.