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looted

loot
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loot]
    • /lut/
    • /luːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loot]
    • /lut/

Definitions of looted word

  • noun looted spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 1
  • noun looted anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar's loot. 1
  • noun looted a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot. 1
  • noun looted Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot. 1
  • noun looted act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city. 1
  • verb with object looted to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a nation's art treasures. 1
See all 12 definitions of looted

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Origin of looted

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals

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Parts of speech for Looted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Looted

looted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

looted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for looted

verb looted

  • burgled — simple past tense and past participle of burgle.
  • pillaged — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
  • robbed — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
  • sacked — the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
  • grabbed — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.

noun looted

  • grafted — Simple past tense and past participle of graft.
  • hauled — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
  • prized — pry2 .
  • cashed — money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
All 21 Synonyms of looted

Antonyms for looted

verb looted

  • gave — simple past tense of give.
  • protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
  • demoted — Simple past tense and past participle of demote.
  • disallowed — Forbidden.
All 16 Antonyms of looted

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