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   Loot

   /lo͞ot/

   

   noun

   • 1. goods, especially private property, taken from an enemy in war: "the rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis's expeditions into Italy"
   • ▪ stolen money or valuables: "two men wearing stocking masks, each swinging a bag of loot"
   • ▪ money; wealth: "the thief made off with $5 million in loot"

   verb

   • 1. steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot: "desperate residents looted shops for food and water"
   • ▪ steal (goods) in a war, riot, etc.: "tons of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted"

   Word Origin early 19th century (as a verb): from Hindi lūṭ, from Sanskrit luṇṭh- ‘rob’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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