robbery

English Thesaurus

1. larceny by threat of violence (noun.act)

hypernym	:	larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving,
definition	:	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (noun.act)

hyponym	:	armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup,
definition	:	robbery at gunpoint (noun.act)

hyponym	:	caper, job,
definition	:	a crime (especially a robbery) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dacoity, dakoity,
definition	:	robbery by a gang of armed dacoits (noun.act)

hyponym	:	heist, rip-off,
definition	:	the act of stealing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	highjacking, hijacking,
definition	:	robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force (noun.act)

hyponym	:	highway robbery,
definition	:	robbery of travellers on or near a public road (noun.act)

hyponym	:	rolling,
definition	:	the act of robbing a helpless person (noun.act)

2. plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

hypernym	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

3. larceny by threat of violence (noun.act)

derivation	:	rob,
definition	:	take something away by force or without the consent of the owner (verb.possession)

4. plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

5. larceny by threat of violence (noun.act)

derivation	:	rob,
definition	:	take something away by force or without the consent of the owner (verb.possession)

6. plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)