Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grave-rob

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
grave-rob
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To steal (items) from a person's grave.

Transitive verb

verb

To steal from the grave of (a person).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from graverobbing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grave-robs (present, singular) grave-robbing (participle, present) grave-robbed (participle, past) grave-robbed (past) graverob (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

graverobbed

Questions

What does grave-rob mean?
To steal (items) from a person's grave.
Where does grave-rob come from?
Back-formation from graverobbing.

How to pronounce grave-rob

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