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looted

looted is the simple past and past participle of loot.

Meaning of loot

Verb

loot (third-person singular simple present loots, present participle looting, simple past and past participle looted)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
    • We looted the temple and the orphanage, which turned most of the NPCs against us.
    Synonyms:
    plunder, to seize by violence, particularly during the capture of a city during war or
    1. (transitive) To rifle through a dead body and the deceased's belongings, taking anything worth stealing.
      • It's shameful to loot the bodies of the people who died today.
  2. (transitive, chiefly South Asian) Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
    • He told me... that if I gave him less than to the master of the luggage-boat, he would... declare at Shēr-Gurry that I had ‘looted him!’1851 June 20, Mrs. Hervey, journal
    Synonyms:
    rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence

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Words formed from looted

Phrases with looted

Questions about looted

What is looted the simple past and past participle of?
Looted is the simple past and past participle of loot.

Words near looted in the dictionary

  1. lootable
  2. lootah
  3. lootahs
  4. lootbox
  5. lootboxes
  6. looted
  7. looter
  8. looters
  9. lootie
  10. looties
  11. lootilities

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