loot
1spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar's loot.
a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot.
Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
the act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city.
(in a video game) valuable items that can be claimed from a defeated enemy or cache: I was hoping for new armor, but this loot was pretty disappointing.
to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a nation's art treasures.
to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war: The invaders looted temples and shrines.
to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office: to loot the public treasury.
(in a video game) to collect (items from a defeated enemy or cache): Loot all of the bodies and treasure chests before you exit the dungeon.
to take loot; plunder: The conquerors looted and robbed.
Origin of loot
1Other words for loot
Other words from loot
- looter, noun
Other definitions for loot (2 of 2)
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How to use loot in a sentence
There, according to Zambernardi, US ambassador Robert Hill carried the loot onto a private jet headed for Texas.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite | Bobbie Johnson | January 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewPlease, no loot grindIn contrast to the 007 game announcement from IO Interactive, which was a match made in heaven, the response to the announcement of this game has been a bit more muted.
What we want from Ubisoft Massive’s open world Star Wars game | Mike Hume, Gene Park, Elise Favis | January 13, 2021 | Washington PostThe loot premise works with games like “Borderlands” that revolve entirely around getting new guns.
What we want from Ubisoft Massive’s open world Star Wars game | Mike Hume, Gene Park, Elise Favis | January 13, 2021 | Washington PostIn August, the game’s director Keith Lee said, “Godfall is a looter slasher that features intense action, satisfying moment-to-moment combat, and robust loot progression systems.”
‘Godfall’ impressions: A solid, sometimes boring adventure | Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostBut burning, rioting, and looting are disgraceful—and they make for real-life victims we somehow never hear about.
Rioting and looting ensued shortly after the verdict and racial tensions were tense across the United States for years to follow.
In January 1948, Spitz again fell under suspicion for his role in the looting of art in Europe during the war.
Faced with rampaging youths, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley issued a strict “shoot to kill” order to police to halt looting.
It's Time for a New Kerner Commission on Police and Race | Jay Kriegel | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNOTE: D'Souza's quote from Newsmax compared ISIS to 'what's going on in Furgeson,' and beheading to looting.
Dinesh D’Souza: Ferguson Protesters Are Just Like ISIS | Olivia Nuzzi | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJutes And paid us visits in their ships Bent on their ruthless looting trips.
A Humorous History of England | C. HarrisonThey are reported as engaged in looting the city and getting drunk on the contents of the bodegas.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattFrom them we heard awful tales of massacres and looting during the Bolshevist domination over the Black Sea regions.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottNaturally, after being the scene of so much looting and such massacres, there is little left of the original city of the caliphs.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThe desert Arabs hovered like vultures in the distance waiting for nightfall to cover them in their looting.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
British Dictionary definitions for loot
/ (luːt) /
goods stolen during pillaging, as in wartime, during riots, etc
goods, money, etc, obtained illegally
informal money or wealth
the act of looting or plundering
to pillage (a city, settlement, etc) during war or riots
to steal (money or goods), esp during pillaging
Origin of loot
1Derived forms of loot
- looter, noun
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