RANSACK


Meaning of RANSACK in English

/ ˈrænsæk; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ransack sth (for sth) to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for sth

SYN turn upside down :

The house had been ransacked by burglars.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old Norse rannsaka , from rann house + a second element related to sœkja seek.

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