ALL meanings of ransack
ran·sack
R r - verb with object ransack to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter. 1
- verb with object ransack to search through for plunder; pillage: The enemy ransacked the entire town. 1
- transitive verb ransack search through 1
- transitive verb ransack pillage, plunder 1
- verb ransack If people ransack a building, they damage things in it or make it very untidy, often because they are looking for something in a quick and careless way. 0
- verb ransack to search through every part of (a house, box, etc); examine thoroughly 0
- verb ransack to plunder; pillage 0
- verb transitive ransack to search thoroughly; examine every part of in searching 0
- verb transitive ransack to search through for plunder; pillage; rob 0