plunder

/ˈplʌndə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    An instance of plundering.

  2. 2

    The loot attained by plundering.

    The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
  3. 3

    Baggage; luggage.

verb

  1. 1

    To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

    The mercenaries plundered the small town.
  2. 2

    To take (goods) by pillage.

    The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
  3. 3

    To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

    “Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
  4. 4

    To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

    The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
  5. 5

    To take unexpectedly.

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