ransack

ran·sack  (rnsk)

tr.v. ran·sacked, ran·sack·ing, ran·sacks

1. To search or examine thoroughly.

2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage.

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[Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka : rann, house + *saka, to search, seek; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]

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ransacker n.

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ransack [ˈrænsæk]

vb (tr)

1. to search through every part of (a house, box, etc.); examine thoroughly

2. to plunder; pillage

[from Old Norse rann house + saka to search, seek]

ransacker  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ransack - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" despoil, foray, pillage, reave, rifle, loot, 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
	2.	ransack - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" comb search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

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ransack

verb

1. search, go through, rummage through, rake through, explore, comb, scour, forage, turn inside out, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.) Why should they be allowed to ransack your bag?

2. plunder, raid, loot, pillage, strip, sack, gut, rifle, ravage, despoil Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.

Translations

ransack [ˈrænsæk] VT

1. (= search) → registrar de arriba abajo
they ransacked the house for arms → registraron la casa de arriba abajo buscando armas

2. (= pillage) → saquear; [+ house, shop] → desvalijar
the place had been ransacked → el lugar había sido saqueado

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ransack [ˈrænsæk] vt

(= turn upside down) [+ building, office, house, drawer] → saccager

(= plunder) [+ city, store, house] → saccager

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ransack

vt (= search) room, cupboards → durchwühlen; (= pillage) house → plündern; town, region → herfallen über (+acc)

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ransack [ˈrænsæk] vt (drawer, room) → frugare, rovistare; (town) → saccheggiare

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ransack [ˈrænsæk] vt (drawer, room) → frugare, rovistare; (town) → saccheggiare

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ransack

v ransack [ˈrӕnsӕk, (American ) rӕnˈsӕk]

1 to search thoroughly in She ransacked the whole house for her keys. deursoek يُفَتِّش مُقَلِّبا الدُّرْج претърсвам prohledat endevende durchwühlen κάνω άνω κάτω, ψάχνω σχολαστικά registrar, revolver läbi tuhnima جستجو کردن koluta fouiller à fond לְחַפֵּש בִּיסוֹדִיוּת खोजना, छान prekopati, pretražiti átkutat menggeledah leita vandlega í rovistare in くまなく探す 샅샅이 뒤지다 apieškoti pārmeklēt; izkratīt mencari secara menyeluruh doorzoeken endevende, ransake przetrząsać revirar a răscoli обшаривать prehľadať preiskati pretresti söka igenom ค้นหาทุกซอกทุกมุม didik didik aramak 徹底搜索 обшукувати; ритися باریک بینی سے تلاش کرنا lục soát 彻底搜索

2 loot, plunder The army ransacked the conquered city. stroop يَنْهَب обирам (vy)plenit hærge plündern λεηλατώ saquear rüüstama غارت کردن ryöstää piller לִשׁדוֹד लूटना opljačkati kifoszt menjarah ræna, fara ránshendi um saccheggiare, depredare 略奪する 약탈하다 apiplėšti, nusiaubti aplaupīt; aptīrīt merampas plunderen plyndre, ransake splądrować saquear a prăda грабить (vy)plieniť oropati opljačkati plundra ปล้นสะดม yağmalamak 洗劫 пограбувати; обчистити لوٹ لینا cướp bóc 抢劫