loot
1[ loot ]
/ lut /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed.
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Origin of loot
1First recorded in 1780–90; from Hindi lūṭ, from Sanskrit lotra, loptra “booty, spoil”
OTHER WORDS FROM loot
looter, nounOther definitions for loot (2 of 2)
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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, nounWord Origin for loot
C19: from Hindi lūt
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