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ran·sack
 ransack
- pronunciation:
- raen
saek
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ransacked, ransacking, ransacks |
| definition: |
to search through thoroughly, esp. for items to steal; plunder.
The thieves ransacked the tomb in search of treasure.- similar words:
- loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, rifle, rummage, scour, search
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| related words: |
despoil, hunt, sack, strip |
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