loot
[lu:t]
n. 赃, 洗劫, 抢

vt. 洗劫, 抢

vi. 洗劫, 抢

[] 赃, 掠, 非



loot
[ noun ]

1. goods or money obtained illegally

<noun.possession>

2. informal terms for money

<noun.possession>

[ verb ]

1. take illegally; of intellectual property

<verb.possession> plunder
This writer plundered from famous authors

2. steal goods; take as spoils

<verb.possession> despoil foray pillage plunder ransack reave rifle strip
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Loot \Loot\ (l[=oo]t), n. [Hind. l[=u][.t], Skr. l[=o]tra,
l[=o]ptra, booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.]
1. The act of plundering.

2. Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered
or sacked city.

3. Hence: Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.
[PJC]

4. Broadly: Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted
with all the loot he got for his birthday.
[PJC]

5. Money; as, you shouldn't carry all that loot around with
you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in
cattle futures. [slang]
[PJC]


Loot \Loot\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Looted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Looting}.]
To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully
obtained by war.

Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. --L.
Oliphant.