Loot

Quick meaning: Loot is a noun meaning Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.

Meaning

Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.

More Meanings

1. (colloquial, US) Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
2. (transitive, chiefly South Asian) Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
3. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
4. (US military slang, dated) Clipping of lieutenant.
5. Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.
6. (transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
7. (slang) Synonym of money.

Example Sentences

Loot, plunder, pillage.

He consented to the loot of the city by the men under his command.

The loot from the sack of Constantinople included the head of John the Baptist.

He always found the talismanic gathering-word Loot (plunder), a sufficient bond of union in any part of India.

Word Forms

• loots
• looting
• looted

Synonyms for loot

Depending on context, synonyms include booty, particularly, sack, money, plunder, rob.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bread, dough, strip, cabbage, kale, rifle.

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