ransacking

/R AE1 N S AE0 K IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To loot or pillage. See also sack.

  2. 2

    To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

    โ€œto ransack a house for valuablesโ€

  3. 3

    To examine carefully; to investigate.

  4. 4

    To violate; to ravish; to deflower.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is ransacked.

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