 ransack |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (criminal law) steal goods; take as spoils | |
| Synonyms: | rifle despoil foray strip reave pillage loot plunder | |
| Examples: | "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
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| Related terms: | take deplume loot plunderer looting spoil plundering | |
| 2. | [ verb ] search thoroughly | |
| Synonyms: | comb | |
| Examples: | "They combed the area for the missing child" |
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| Related terms: | search ransacking | |
| Similar spelling: |
ransacked ransacking ramshackle rain_check |
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