ransacking

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English

Definitions

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.

noun

The act by which something is ransacked.

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Synonyms

digging rummage raiding razzia rummaging rack razziah ruck racker ram-raider raptor ramraider ranging raven ramraiding rort

Rhymes

backing hijacking thwacking clacking whacking lacking cracking racking smacking bushwhacking

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