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ransacking

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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.
[Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka : rann, house + *saka, to search, seek; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]
ransacker n.
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Noun1.ransacking - a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
rummage
search, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone


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Legree now turned to Tom's trunk, which, previous to this, he had been ransacking, and, taking from it a pair of old pantaloons and dilapidated coat, which Tom had been wont to put on about his stable-work, he said, liberating Tom's hands from the handcuffs, and pointing to a recess in among the boxes,
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
I spent it in ransacking the library until I discovered a medical book which gave a description of strychnine poisoning.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context
Everybody was frantic over this loss, and two brave yeomen sacrificed their lives in ransacking the burning house seeking that valuable personage.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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