loot

[ loot ]

/ lut /

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noun

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.

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed.

SYNONYMS FOR loot

1 booty.

8 sack, ransack.

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Origin of loot

First recorded in 1780–90; from Hindi lūṭ, from Sanskrit lotra, loptra “booty, spoil”

OTHER WORDS FROM loot

looter, noun

Definition for loot (2 of 2)

loot²

[ loot ]

/ lut /

verb Scot.

simple past tense of let¹.

Example sentences from the Web for loot

There, according to Zambernardi, US ambassador Robert Hill carried the loot onto a private jet headed for Texas.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite|Bobbie Johnson|January 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The loot premise works with games like “Borderlands” that revolve entirely around getting new guns.
What we want from Ubisoft Massive’s open world Star Wars game|Mike Hume, Gene Park, Elise Favis|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
Please, no loot grindIn contrast to the 007 game announcement from IO Interactive, which was a match made in heaven, the response to the announcement of this game has been a bit more muted.
What we want from Ubisoft Massive’s open world Star Wars game|Mike Hume, Gene Park, Elise Favis|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
In August, the game’s director Keith Lee said, “Godfall is a looter slasher that features intense action, satisfying moment-to-moment combat, and robust loot progression systems.”
‘Godfall’ impressions: A solid, sometimes boring adventure|Gene Park|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

But burning, rioting, and looting are disgraceful—and they make for real-life victims we somehow never hear about.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rioting and looting ensued shortly after the verdict and racial tensions were tense across the United States for years to follow.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In January 1948, Spitz again fell under suspicion for his role in the looting of art in Europe during the war.
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Faced with rampaging youths, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley issued a strict “shoot to kill” order to police to halt looting.
It's Time for a New Kerner Commission on Police and Race|Jay Kriegel|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
NOTE: D'Souza's quote from Newsmax compared ISIS to 'what's going on in Furgeson,' and beheading to looting.
Dinesh D’Souza: Ferguson Protesters Are Just Like ISIS|Olivia Nuzzi|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jutes And paid us visits in their ships Bent on their ruthless looting trips.
A Humorous History of England|C. Harrison
They are reported as engaged in looting the city and getting drunk on the contents of the bodegas.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
From them we heard awful tales of massacres and looting during the Bolshevist domination over the Black Sea regions.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
Naturally, after being the scene of so much looting and such massacres, there is little left of the original city of the caliphs.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The desert Arabs hovered like vultures in the distance waiting for nightfall to cover them in their looting.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for loot

loot

/ (luːt) /

noun

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

verb

to pillage (a city, settlement, etc) during war or riots

to steal (money or goods), esp during pillaging

Derived forms of loot

looter, noun

Word Origin for loot

C19: from Hindi lūt

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