Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - loot
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Loot
loot
~1 n 1 informal old-fashioned goods or money that have been stolen 2 goods taken by soldiers from a place where they have won a battle 3 AmE informal humorous things that you have bought or been given in large amounts (Jodie came home from the mall with sacks of loot.) ~2 v to steal things, especially from shops or homes that have been damaged in a war or riot2 (Shops were looted and burned down.) - looting n - looter n
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(loots, looting, looted) 1. If people loot shops or houses, they steal things from them, for example during a war or riot. The trouble began when gangs began breaking windows and looting shops... There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal. VERB: V n, V • looting In the country’s largest cities there has been rioting and looting. N-UNCOUNT 2. If someone loots things, they steal them, for example during a war or riot. The town has been plagued by armed thugs who have looted food supplies and terrorized the population. VERB: V n 3. Loot is stolen money or goods. (INFORMAL) Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market. = plunder, spoils N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu lu?; akin to Sanskrit lu??ati he plunders Date: circa 1788 1. goods usually of considerable value taken in war ; spoils 2. something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as a. something appropriated illegally often by force or violence b. illicit gains by public officials c. money 3. the action of ~ing Synonyms: see spoil II. verb Date: 1845 transitive verb 1. a. to plunder or sack in war b. to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption 2. to seize and carry away by force especially in war intransitive verb to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 goods taken from an enemy; spoil. 2 booty; illicit gains made by an official. 3 sl. money. --v.tr. 1 rob (premises) or steal (goods) left unprotected, esp. after riots or other violent events. 2 plunder or sack (a city, building, etc.). 3 carry off as booty. Derivatives looter n. Etymology: Hindi lut ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. сущ. 1) добыча 2) награбленное добро 3) грабеж 2. гл. 1) грабить 2) захватывать добычу ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. добыча; награбленное добро 2. незаконные доходы (чиновников и т. п.) 3. ограбление, грабеж 4. мародерство 5. ам. трофеи; трофейное имущество 6. ам. сл. деньги 7. грабить; захватывать добычу 8. уносить награбленное добро 9. ам. захватывать трофеи 10. воен. разг. лейтенант ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) добыча; награбленное 2) ограбление Syn: booty, haul, spoils, swag 2. v. грабить; уносить добычу Syn: see plunder ...Англо-русский словарь
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