loot
11loot — (n.) goods taken from an enemy, etc., 1788, Anglo Indian, from Hindi lut, from Skt. loptram, lotram booty, stolen property, from PIE *roup tro , from root *reup to snatch (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)). The verb is first attested 1821, from the noun.… …
12loot — ► NOUN 1) private property taken from an enemy in war or stolen by thieves. 2) informal money. ► VERB ▪ steal goods from somewhere, especially during a war or riot. DERIVATIVES looter noun. ORIGIN Sanskrit, rob …
13loot — [lo͞ot] n. [Hindi lūt < Sans luṇṭ, to rob] 1. goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by a corrupt official or by rioters; plunder; spoils 2. the act of looting 3. Slang a) money b) items of value; esp.,… …
14loot — loot1 looter, n. /looht/, n. 1. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 2. anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar s loot. 3. a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their… …
15loot — 01. The robbers got by the alarm system, and then set about filling their bags with [loot]. 02. Rebel forces are [looting] government buildings and the military is nowhere to be seen. 03. It took the city over a week to restore order after the… …
16loot — [[t]lut[/t]] n. 1) spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war 2) anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar s loot[/ex] 3) a collection of gifts or purchases 4) sts Slang. money 5) the act of looting 6) to carry off or… …
17loot´er — loot1 «loot», noun, verb. –n. 1. things taken in plundering; spoils; booty: »loot taken by soldiers from a captured town. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under plunder. (Cf. ↑plunder) …
18loot — /lut / (say looht) noun 1. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 2. anything dishonestly and ruthlessly appropriated: a burglar s loot. 3. the act of looting or plundering: the loot of a conquered city. 4. Colloquial money. –verb (t) 5 …
19loot — loot1 [ lut ] noun uncount 1. ) goods or possessions taken from a place that an enemy has gained control of in a war a ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED stolen money or goods 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a lot of presents that you have been given or goods that… …
20loot — [[t]lu͟ːt[/t]] loots, looting, looted 1) VERB If people loot shops or houses, they steal things from them, for example during a war or riot. [V n] The trouble began when gangs began breaking windows and looting shops... There have been reports of …
