Antonyms for loot


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : loot
Phonetic Transcription : lut


Definition of loot

Origin :
  • "goods taken from an enemy, etc.," 1788, Anglo-Indian, from Hindi lut, from Sanskrit loptram, lotram "booty, stolen property," from PIE *roup-tro-, from root *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). The verb is first attested 1821, from the noun. Related: Looted; looting.
  • noun stolen goods
  • verb steal goods
Example sentences :
  • Some made a second trip to take up the loot they had gathered.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • Its occupants were apprehensive, but hungry for the loot they had been assured was theirs.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • There were too many other ships' companies clamoring for their turn to loot.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • It would allow the fleet of Weald to loot and then betray Dara.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Men in plastic sag-suits roved about as individuals, seeking what they might loot.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Far less, naturally, than Barter had made by selling his loot.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • They left their camping-ground and took themselves off to attack the homesteads and loot.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • If I go, I shall only have to come down again when they loot the house.
  • Extract from : « The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • You and I shall share the loot of that ship outside, and Tuan Lingard will not know.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • He thinks that if they loot the schooner they will be off at once.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for loot

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