loot /luːt/noun 6verb 3forms 3 noun6 •(US, informal) Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents. •Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.The loot from the sack of Constantinople included the head of John the Baptist. •(slang) Synonym of money.I got my mink the hard way. I paid for it. It cost a lot of loot and it took a little while to do it, but it's all mine. — 1951 •Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.He consented to the loot of the city by the men under his command. •(slang, old-fashioned) Clipping of lieutenant.R-run over an' wake up th' loot at th' station. — 1898 •(dialect, UK) A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. verb3 •To rifle through a dead body and the deceased's belongings, taking anything worth stealing.It's shameful to loot the bodies of the people who died today. •Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.We looted the temple and the orphanage, which turned most of the NPCs against us. •Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.He told me... that if I gave him less than to the master of the luggage-boat, he would... declare at Shēr-Gurry that I had ‘looted him!’ — 1851 formslooted · looting · loots
