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loot
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- pronunciation:
- lut
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
goods and valuables taken by pillaging or plundering, usu. under conditions of war or general disorder; spoils.
The returning soldiers brought back loot from the lands they had conquered.- synonyms:
- booty, pillage, spoils
- similar words:
- conquest, plunder, prize, riches, sack, valuables
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| definition 2: |
goods taken by stealth or other dishonest means.
The thief hid the loot in a locker at the airport.- synonyms:
- plunder, swag
- similar words:
- booty, goods, score, take
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a number of purchases, gifts, or the like.
After his shopping spree, he came over to show me his loot.The kids got a lot of loot for Christmas this year.- synonyms:
- haul
- similar words:
- booty, gifts, goods, purchases, riches
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| definition 4: |
the act of looting.
- synonyms:
- pillage, plunder, spoliation
- similar words:
- despoliation, forage, sack
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| related words: |
cache, capture, graft, haul, possession |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
loots, looting, looted |
| definition 1: |
to forcibly remove goods or valuables from (a place), usu. under conditions of war or general disorder; plunder; pillage.
The invading army looted the village.Some of the downtown stores were looted in the aftermath of the hurricane.
- synonyms:
- despoil, pillage, plunder, sack
- similar words:
- forage, harry, liberate, maraud, prey, raid, ransack, rob, strip
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| definition 2: |
to steal (goods, money, or the like) in times of general disorder, such as during a riot, attack, or in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
The angry mob looted merchandise from retail stores in the center of the city.- synonyms:
- plunder, steal
- similar words:
- burglarize, burgle, commandeer, pilfer, pillage, raid, ransack, rob
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| related words: |
rifle, steal |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to pillage or plunder, usu. during war or times of general disorder.
- synonyms:
- pillage, plunder
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| derivation: |
looter (n.) |
The words loot and lute sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why a musical thief would be happy to find a lute among his loot, look up lute.
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