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loot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | booty, dirty money, pillage, plunder, prize, swag |
| Type of | stolen property |
Examples of loot
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It used to be millionaires against millionaires, with everybody hiding the loot.
From the usatoday.com
He found one bird inside the net dropping the loot to its partner on the ground.
From the washingtonpost.com
You'd think to be taken seriously they would at least loot or destroy something.
From the economist.com
Today, the loot is valued to be more than three times what it was worth in 1976.
From the time.com
A lot of guys came into The Mailbox and came upstairs looking for shops to loot.
From the expressandstar.com
Soldiers frequently loot shops, commandeer cars and extort money from civilians.
From the time.com
An emergency siren sounded, and kids quickly ditched their loot in nearby bushes.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Rioters had smashed windows to loot a branch of Timpson before setting it ablaze.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wright's brother, James S. Wright, 32, pleaded guilty of helping hide the loot.
From the stltoday.com
- Goods or money obtained illegally
- Take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
- Boodle: informal terms for money
- Plunder: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- (looted) wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
- (looting) plundering during riots or in wartime
- Loot is a 2008 documentary film. It follows amateur treasure hunter Lance Larson in search of buried treasure from World War II, with the help of the two US war veteransu2014Darrel Ross and Andrew Seventyu2014responsible for burying them. A major theme of the film involves the emotional risks of digging up one's past.
- Loot is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Silvio Narizzano, based on the play of the same name by Joe Orton. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
- Loot is one of the United Kingdom's leading free classified advertising publishers, distributing its products via print, internet, interactive television and wap. Loot was founded in 1984 and launched its first publication, the London edition of Loot, in 1985.
