ransack
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/ˈɹænsæk/
English
Definitions
noun
- Eager search.
verb
- To loot or pillage. See also sack.
- To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.“to ransack a house for valuables”
- To examine carefully; to investigate.
- To violate; to ravish; to deflower.