loot

loot
I. noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu lūṭ; akin to Sanskrit luṇṭati he plunders Date: circa 1788 1. goods usually of considerable value taken in war ; spoils 2. something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as a. something appropriated illegally often by force or violence b. illicit gains by public officials c. money 3. the action of looting Synonyms: see spoil II. verb Date: 1845 transitive verb 1. a. to plunder or sack in war b. to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption 2. to seize and carry away by force especially in war intransitive verb to engage in robbing or plundering especially in warlooter noun

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  • Loot — usually refers to treasure or wealth that is found or stolen. Loot may refer to:*Loot (magazine), a classified ads magazine owned by Daily Mail and General Trust * Loot (play), 1965 play by Joe Orton * Loot (film), 1970 film of the Joe Orton play …   Wikipedia

  • Loot — (l[=oo]t), n. [Hind. l[=u][.t], Skr. l[=o]tra, l[=o]ptra, booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.] 1. The act of plundering. [1913 Webster] 2. Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Loot — steht für: Loot (Computerspiel), eine Bezeichnung für Beutestücke, welche Gegner in Computer bzw. Konsolenspielen zurücklassen Loot, ein Stück des Dramatikers Joe Orton, siehe Beute (Theaterstück) Loot (Magazin), ein britisches… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • loot — vt 1: to rob esp. during or following a catastrophe (as war, riot, or natural disaster) 2: to rob esp. on a large scale and usu. by violence or corruption vi: to engage in robbing esp. after a catastrophe loot·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of …   Law dictionary

  • loot — [luːt] noun [uncountable] informal old fashioned goods or money that have been stolen * * * loot UK US /luːt/ noun [U] INFORMAL ► money or valuable objects that have been stolen: »They hauled the loot, worth $10 million, to …   Financial and business terms

  • loot — loot·er; ga·loot; loot; …   English syllables

  • Loot — Loot, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Looted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looting}.] To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war. [1913 Webster] Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. L. Oliphant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loot# — loot n booty, plunder, *spoil, swag, prize loot vb *rob, plunder, rifle, burglarize Analogous words: sack, pillage, despoil, *ravage, spoliate, devastate, waste: *steal, pilfer, filch, purloin …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • loot — [n] stolen goods booty, dough*, graft, haul, hot goods*, lift*, make*, money, pickings*, pillage, plunder, plunderage, prize, seizure, spoils, squeeze, take*; concepts 337,340 loot [v] steal goods appropriate, boost, burglarize, despoil, grab,… …   New thesaurus

  • Loot — trademark a magazine, sold in the UK, which only contains advertisements by people who want to sell their cars or old furniture, rent their homes, buy a house etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • loot — (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.… …   Etymology dictionary

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