Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loot \Loot\, n. [Hind. l?t, Skr. l?tra, l?ptra, booty, lup to
break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.]
1. The act of plundering.
2. Plunder; booty; especially, the boot taken in a conquered
or sacked city.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loot \Loot\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Looted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Looting}.]
To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully
obtained by war.
Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.
--L.O?phant.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loot
n 1: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {booty}, {pillage},
{plunder}, {prize}, {swag}]
2: informal terms for money [syn: {shekels}, {gelt}, {dough}, {bread},
{dinero}, {lucre}, {pelf}, {moolah}, {cabbage}, {kale}]
v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property: "This writer
plundered from famous authors" [syn: {plunder}]
2: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people
looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
[syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack},
{pillage}, {foray}]
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