loot.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
The loot from the sack of Constantinople included the head of John the Baptist.
Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.
He consented to the loot of the city by the men under his command.
Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
Synonym of money.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ, “booty”), either from Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) or लुण्ट् (luṇṭ, “to rob, plunder”). The figurative meaning developed in American English in the 1920s, resulting in a generalized meaning by the 1950s.
Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
We looted the temple and the orphanage, which turned most of the NPCs against us.
Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat. To rifle through a dead body and the deceased's belongings, taking anything worth stealing.
It's shameful to loot the bodies of the people who died today.
Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hindi लूट (lūṭ, “booty”), either from Sanskrit लोप्त्र (loptra, “booty, stolen property”) or लुण्ट् (luṇṭ, “to rob, plunder”). The figurative meaning developed in American English in the 1920s, resulting in a generalized meaning by the 1950s.
A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Dutch loet or loete (“scoop, shovel, scraper”), from reconstructed Old Dutch *lōta, from Old Frankish *lōtija (“scoop”), from Proto-Germanic *hlōþþijō (“scoop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to lay down, deposit, overlay”). Related to lade and ladle, and cognate with Dutch loet, Scots lute or luyt (“scoop”), West Frisian loete or lete, Middle Low German lōte (“rake”), and French louche (“ladle”).
Clipping of lieutenant.
Where this word comes from
Clipping.
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