loot

//luːt//
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Noun

lootSingular
lootsPlural
1

Goods or money obtained illegally, especially by theft, robbery, or plundering.

The police recovered the loot from the bank robbery.

2

Valuable items collected in a video game, often dropped by defeated enemies or found in treasure chests.

The boss dropped some rare loot after we defeated it.

3

Informal term for money or valuable possessions in general.

He spent all his loot on a new car.

Verb

lootInfinitive
lootPresent tense
lootedPast tense
lootedPast participle
lootingPresent participle
lootsThird-person singular
1

To steal goods from a place, typically during a war, riot, or other period of disorder.

Rioters looted several stores during the protest.

2

To plunder or ransack a place.

Rioters looted several stores in the downtown area.