loot
Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city…Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
We looted the temple and the orphanage, which turned most of the NPCs against us.
plündern
гра́битьgrábitʹ, разграбля́тьrazgrabljátʹ, лутатьlutátʹ
мароде́ритиmarodéryty, розмароде́ритиrozmarodéryty
Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
(transitive)To rifle through a dead body and the deceased's belongings, taking anything worth stealing.
It's shameful to loot the bodies of the people who died today.
(transitive)Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
- take illegally; of intellectual property
- steal goods; take as spoils
Examples
51 sentencesWe won't tolerate any looting.
Ми не потерпимо мародерства. — deniko
We split the loot three ways.
We divided the loot three ways.
Tom got away with the loot.
Tom left with the loot.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ, “booty”), either from Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolBorrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ, “booty”), either from Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) or लुण्ट् (luṇṭ, “to rob, plunder”). The figurative meaning developed in American English in the 1920s, resulting in a generalized meaning by the 1950s.
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Forms
loots, looting, looted, lootedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle