loot
1spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar's loot.
a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot.
Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
the act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city.
(in a video game) valuable items that can be claimed from a defeated enemy or cache: I was hoping for new armor, but this loot was pretty disappointing.
to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a nation's art treasures.
to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war: The invaders looted temples and shrines.
to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office: to loot the public treasury.
(in a video game) to collect (items from a defeated enemy or cache): Loot all of the bodies and treasure chests before you exit the dungeon.
to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed.
Origin of loot
1Other words for loot
Other words from loot
- looter, noun
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How to use loot in a sentence
SWSLA would stop Wall Street firms from looting businesses and destroying jobs for profit by forcing them to share liability and put workers first in the event of bankruptcy by providing for severance and pensions.
Why the Democratic Party must make a clean break with Wall Street | matthewheimer | September 8, 2020 | FortuneJust going back to coronavirus a little bit, to me and to folks like me, it was very frustrating to see a three- to five-week hiatus in coronavirus coverage when the country was being looted, ravaged and burned.
It’s all led to genuine rage against the system, which in several cases over the past year has culminated in a minority of protesters burning down buildings and looting businesses.
Violent protests against police brutality in the ’60s and ’90s changed public opinion | German Lopez | August 28, 2020 | VoxSo, calling people names, assuming the worst in everybody, looting, burning stuff down, doesn’t help the healing process.
Throughout the 24-page indictment, the group appears to be referenced as “Non-Profit-1” in a scheme in which Bannon and his partners were allegedly looting a crowdsourced charity, We Build the Wall, for personal gain.
Federal Prosecutors Have Steve Bannon’s Murky Nonprofit in Their Sights | by Yeganeh Torbati | August 24, 2020 | ProPublica
Botala remembers that the rebels would pull into the island, loot what they could, and then take the haul back to Stanleyville.
For years, William Schmidt single-handedly dug a tunnel through a mountain to transport his gold-rush loot.
Go and loot shops from business owners who were not part of the original problem whatsoever.
Dinesh D’Souza: Ferguson Protesters Are Just Like ISIS | Olivia Nuzzi | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSayyed, who never went to school, was one of the laborers hired by organized gangs to loot.
Then he pushed his loot outside and up the street towards his house.
The Christians who were unable to escape were either massacred or carried off as slaves into the interior, with the loot.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe fires were being rekindled; around each little groups, over the loot of the Turkish camps.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisFor he was certain that the isolated structure Soriki had pointed out was not the treasure house they had come to loot.
Star Born | Andre NortonThus, live-stock were fair loot, and so were carpets and other house-furniture, and arms of course.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramWhat did they care for Urmi men and the settlement of Persia, when balanced against such a chance of loot and vengeance?
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for loot
/ (luːt) /
goods stolen during pillaging, as in wartime, during riots, etc
goods, money, etc, obtained illegally
informal money or wealth
the act of looting or plundering
to pillage (a city, settlement, etc) during war or riots
to steal (money or goods), esp during pillaging
Origin of loot
1Derived forms of loot
- looter, noun
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