loot

²loot

verb

Definition of LOOT

transitive verb

1

a : to plunder or sack in war b : to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption

2

: to seize and carry away by force especially in war

intransitive verb

: to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war

— loot·er noun

Examples of LOOT

1. The soldiers were looting every house that they came to.
2. Soldiers swept through the territory, looting, burning, and killing.

First Known Use of LOOT

1845

Related to LOOT

Synonyms: despoil, ransack, maraud, pillage, plunder, sack

Related Words: break in, burglarize, rip off, steal (from); comb, hunt, rake, rifle, rummage; harry, raid; ravish

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