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Meaning of 'ransack' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ransack [ n.]
- The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.
2 . Ransack [ v. i.]
- To make a thorough search.
3 . Ransack [ v. t.]
- To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.
- To plunder; to pillage completely.
- To violate; to ravish; to defiour.

Meaning of 'ransack' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ransack [ v]
Meaning (1):
- steal goods; take as spoils
Example in sentence:
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Meaning (2):
- search thoroughly
Example in sentence:
  • They combed the area for the missing child

Nearby Words:

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