What is the meaning of ransack?

Steal goods; take as spoils.
- usage: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- synonyms: plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, pillage, foray
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- usage: "They combed the area for the missing child"
- synonyms: comb

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APA	WordNet. (2010). ransack. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ransack/definitions/1305434
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "ransack" http://smartdefine.org/ransack/definitions/1305434 (accessed September 21, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, ransack, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ransack/definitions/1305434>.
MLA	WordNet. "ransack" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ransack/definitions/1305434>

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