Ransack

[Ran·sack]

When you ransack, you rifle through things, steal some of them, and leave a huge mess behind. If neighborhood dogs got into a cupcake shop, they would probably ransack it.

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To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.

Verb
search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"

Verb
steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"


v. t.
To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.

v. t.
To plunder; to pillage completely.

v. t.
To violate; to ravish; to defiour.

v. i.
To make a thorough search.

n.
The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.


Ransack

Ran"sack , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransacked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r'91sn plank, beam) + the root of s'91kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Rest repose.] 1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.
To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.
2. To plunder; to pillage completely.
Their vow is made To ransack Troy.
3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]
Rich spoil of ransacked chastity.

Ransack

Ran"sack, v. i. To make a thorough search.
To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead.

Ransack

Ran"sack, n. The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage. [R.]
Even your father's house Shall not be free fromransack.

To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.

To make a thorough search.

The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.

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