GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Loot (lo͞ot), n. [Hind. lūṭ, Skr. lōtra, lōptra, booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.]
   1. The act of plundering.
   
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   2. Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.
   
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   3. Hence: Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.
   
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   4. Broadly: Valuable objects; as, “the child was delighted with all the loot he got for his birthday”.
   
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   5. Money; as, “you shouldn't carry all that loot around with you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in cattle futures”. [slang]
   
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   Loot, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Looted; p. pr. & vb. n. Looting.] To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
   
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   Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. L. Oliphant.
   
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