loot

loot (l

1. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.

2. Stolen goods.

3. Informal Goods illicitly obtained, as by bribery.

4. Informal Things of value, such as gifts, received on one occasion.

5. Slang Money.

v. loot·ed, loot·ing, loots

v.tr.

1. To pillage; spoil.

2. To take as spoils; steal.

v.intr.

To engage in pillaging.

[Hindi l, from Sanskrit loptram, lotram, plunder; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

looter n.

loot

Noun

1. goods stolen in wartime or during riots; plunder

2. Informal money

Verb

1. to plunder (a city) during war or riots

2. to steal (money or goods) during war or riots [Hindi lūt]

looter n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	loot - goods or money obtained illegally booty, dirty money, pillage, plunder, prize, swag stolen property - property that has been stolen cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
	2.	loot - informal terms for money gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, boodle, clams, dinero, shekels, simoleons, wampum, dough, bread, cabbage, sugar, scratch money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
Verb	1.	loot - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" plunder crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	loot - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" despoil, foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, plunder, strip take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes