plunder
/หplสndษ(ษน)/IPA: /P L AH1 N D ER0/
- 1
An instance of plundering.
- 2
The loot attained by plundering.
โThe Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.โ
- 3
Baggage; luggage.
- 1
To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
โThe mercenaries plundered the small town.โ
- 2
To take (goods) by pillage.
โThe mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.โ
- 3
To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
โโNow to plunder, mateys!โ screamed a buccaneer, to cries of โArrgh!โ and โAye!โ all around.โ
- 4
To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
โThe miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.โ
- 5
To take unexpectedly.
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