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See more synonyms for loot on Thesaurus.com spoils 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. act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city. Show More
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. to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office: to loot the public treasury. Show More
verb (used without object) to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed. Show More
Origin of loot 1 1780–90; < Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals
Related forms loot·er , noun simple past tense of let1 . Show More
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Related Words for looting burglarize ,
raid ,
pillage ,
rob ,
snatch ,
plunder ,
gut ,
grab ,
ransack ,
boost ,
thieve ,
loft ,
liberate ,
make ,
swipe ,
sack ,
despoil ,
relieve ,
appropriate ,
lift Examples from the Web for looting Contemporary Examples of looting But burning, rioting, and looting are disgraceful—and they make for real-life victims we somehow never hear about.
Rioting and looting ensued shortly after the verdict and racial tensions were tense across the United States for years to follow.
In January 1948, Spitz again fell under suspicion for his role in the looting of art in Europe during the war.
NOTE: D'Souza's quote from Newsmax compared ISIS to 'what's going on in Furgeson,' and beheading to looting .
This reminded me of the street battles going on in Missouri and looting accusations.
Historical Examples of looting He's in it, just as much as if he'd got a thousand men behind him, all looting territory.
The joints had been better barricaded, and the looting had been kept to a minimum.
Over on the east coast, the outlaws are looting whole towns.
The lusts of conquest, and of looting , and of combat, all contribute to this spirit of war.
The looting went on persistently and on a scale almost unthinkable.
British Dictionary definitions for looting 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 Show More
to pillage (a city, settlement, etc) during war or riots to steal (money or goods), esp during pillaging Show More
Derived Forms looter , noun Word Origin for loot C19: from Hindi lūt
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Word Origin and History for looting n. 1842, verbal noun from loot (v.).
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n. "goods taken from an enemy, etc.," 1788, Anglo-Indian, from Hindi lut , from Sanskrit loptram , lotram "booty, stolen property," from PIE *roup-tro- , from root *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). The verb is first attested 1821, from the noun. Related: Looted ; looting .
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