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- Dictionaryloot/luːt/
noun
- 1. private property taken from an enemy in war: "the rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis's expeditions into Italy"
verb
- 1. steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot: "desperate residents looted shops for food and water"
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money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy or by thieves: The thief must have been very disappointed when he examined his loot. He was captured and his loot was returned to the store.
The meaning of LOOT is goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils. How to use loot in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Loot.
noun. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. Synonyms: booty. anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar's loot. a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot. Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot. the act of looting or plundering:
If people loot, or loot stores or houses, they steal things from them, for example, during a war or riot.
Loot is right up there with booty and swag in the family of words for stolen or pillaged things. When used as a verb, loot refers to the act of stealing, like when an angry mob loots the local grocery store during a riot.
n. 1. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils. 2. Stolen goods or money. 3. Informal Things of value, such as gifts, received. 4. Slang Money. v. loot·ed, loot·ing, loots. v.tr. 1. To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder: The rebels looted the city.
Definition of loot verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LOOT definition: 1. to steal from shops and houses during a war or period of fighting: 2. goods that have been…. Learn more.
loot meaning, definition, what is loot: to steal things, especially from shops o...: Learn more.
loots. Goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by rioters or a corrupt official; plunder, spoils, etc. Webster's New World. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils. American Heritage.
