Definition of loot
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils
The soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
2
: something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: such as
a
: something appropriated illegally often by force or violence
the thieves' loot
b
: illicit gains by public officials
c
: money
would not … spend all that loot on her— Langston Hughes
3
: the action of looting
general loot of church land— Hilaire Belloc
loot
verb
looted; looting; loots
Definition of loot (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: 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
: to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war
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The first known use of loot was circa 1788
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