LOOT


Meaning of LOOT in English

/ luːt; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

to steal things from shops / stores or buildings after a riot , fire, etc. :

[ vn ]

More than 20 shops were looted.

[also v ]

►  loot·er / ˈluːtə(r); NAmE / noun

►  loot·ing noun [ U ]

■ noun [ U ]

1.

money and valuable objects taken by soldiers from the enemy after winning a battle

SYN booty

2.

( informal ) money and valuable objects that have been stolen by thieves

3.

( informal ) money

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent. (as a verb): from Hindi lūṭ , from Sanskrit luṇṭh- rob.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.