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   ransack

   /ˈransak/

   verb

   • 1. go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage: "burglars ransacked her home" Similar plunderpillagesteal fromraidroblootriflesackstripdenuderavagemaraudlay wastedevastateliterary:despoilarchaic:reaverare:depredatespoliate
   • ▪ search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm: "man has ransacked the planet for fuel" Similar rummage throughhunt throughsearch (through)rake throughscourriflelook all roundgo throughcombscrabble around inpoke around inrummage around inhunt around inexploreturn inside outturn over

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann ‘house’ + a second element related to sœkja ‘seek’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ransacker noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRANSACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Ransack means to search a place or container in a violent and careless way, or to search for something. Learn more about the verb ransack, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     to search a place or container in a violent and careless...

   • Znaczenie Ransack, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ransack definicja: 1. to search a place or container in a...

   • Ransack: Thai Translation

     ransack translate: ค้นหาทุกซอกทุกมุม, ปล้นสะดม. Learn more...

   • Ransack: German Translation

     ransack translate: durchwühlen, plündern. Learn more in the...

   • Ransack: Portuguese Translation

     RANSACK translate: vasculhar, pilhar, revirar, saquear....

   • Ransack: Vietnamese Translation

     RANSACK translate: lục soát, cướp bóc. Learn more in the...

   • Ransack: Indonesian Translation

     ransack translate: menggeledah, menjarah. Learn more in the...

   • Ransack: French Translation

     ransack translate: fouiller à fond, piller. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ransackRansack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Ransack means to look through thoroughly in often a rough way or to search through and steal from in a forceful and damaging way. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of ransack from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRANSACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Ransack means to search through every part of a place or to plunder it. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar and examples of ransack in British and American English.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › ransackRANSACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Ransack means to search thoroughly or vigorously through something, or to plunder or pillage. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this verb from Dictionary.com.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRANSACK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Ransack means to search a place or container in a violent and careless way, or to search for something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ransackRansack - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you ransack, you rifle through things, steal some of them, and leave a huge mess behind. If neighborhood dogs got into a cupcake shop, they would probably ransack it.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishransack verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Ransack means to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for something. Learn how to use this verb with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.