Sekirov Dictionary

plunder

UK /ˈplʌndə/US /ˈplʌndɚ/

verb 6
noun 4
forms 4

verb6

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To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- The mercenaries plundered the small town.
- The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
•
To take (goods) by pillage.
- The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
•
To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
- “Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
(Philippines) To amass ill-gotten wealth (by public officials) through a combination or series of overt criminal acts.
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To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
- The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
•
To take unexpectedly.
- The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign. — 2014

noun4

An instance of plundering.
•
The loot attained by plundering.
- The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
(Philippines) The commission of plunder (verb definition 6).
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(slang, old-fashioned) Baggage; luggage.
- […] till a long-legged boy brought him out of his revery, by an offer to carry his “plunder,” in whatsoever direction he might desire to direct his steps. — 1880

forms

plundered · plundering · plundereth · plunders

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