English Explanatory Dictionary

loot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.
  3. Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
  4. Synonym of money.
verb
  1. Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
  2. Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
noun
  1. A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
noun
  1. Clipping of lieutenant.

Pronunciation

/luːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loot.wav /lut/ /ɫʉːt/

Word forms

loot loots looting looted lute

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

booty goods seized from an enemy by violence particularly sack money plunder to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or rob to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence

Derived words

lootbox loot box loot crate lootocracy loot rail loot whore ninja loot lootable looter unlooted when the looting starts, the shooting starts
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