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noun
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 Christmas loot.
4.
Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
5.
act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city.
verb (used with object)
6.
to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a nation's art treasures.
7.
to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war.
8.
to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office: to loot the public treasury.
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Looted
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verb (used without object)
9.
to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed.
Origin:
1780–90; < Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals
1780–90; < Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals
Related forms
loot·er, noun
Synonyms
1. booty. 7. sack, ransack.
1. booty. 7. sack, ransack.
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Word Origin & History
loot
1788, Anglo-Indian, from Hindi lut, from Skt. lota-m "booty, stolen property." The verb is first attested 1842, from the noun.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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