looting

loot

 (lo͞ot)

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. Rioters looted the downtown stores.

2. To take by force or without right; steal: broke into the tomb and looted the grave goods.

v.intr.

To take goods by force or through lawless behavior.

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

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loot′er n.

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looting

(ˈluːtɪŋ)

n

stealing from shops or houses during a war or riot

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

looting - plundering during riots or in wartime robbery pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

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Translations

Plünderung

looting

[ˈluːtɪŋ] N → saqueo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

looting

[ˈluːtɪŋ] n → pillage m

lop off

[ˌlɒpˈɒf] vt sep → couper, trancher

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looting

[ˈluːtɪŋ] n → saccheggio

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