Loot
noun
Items taken by force, especially during a robbery.
The pirates buried their loot on the deserted island.
Often appears as...
- stolen loot
- hidden loot
verb
To steal things from a place, particularly during war or a disaster.
The rioters looted several stores in the neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- loot a shop
- loot a city
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
In video games, items or rewards obtained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
After defeating the boss, we shared the loot among our party.
Often appears as...
- collect loot
- rare loot
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Technical
noun
Items taken by force, especially during a robbery.
The pirates buried their loot on the deserted island.
Often appears as...
- stolen loot
- hidden loot
verb
To steal things from a place, particularly during war or a disaster.
The rioters looted several stores in the neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- loot a shop
- loot a city
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
In video games, items or rewards obtained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
After defeating the boss, we shared the loot among our party.
Often appears as...
- collect loot
- rare loot
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
Loot implies the items have been taken wrongfully or through criminal means.
After the heist, the thieves divided the loot.
Pro Tip 2/3Not ordinary items
'Loot' often refers to valuable items or large quantities, not everyday possessions.
The bandits were excited about the loot, which included gold and jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical romance
The term is frequently used in historical or adventure contexts, such as pirate stories.
The loot from the Spanish galleon made the pirates rich.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
Loot implies the items have been taken wrongfully or through criminal means.
After the heist, the thieves divided the loot.
Pro Tip 2/3Not ordinary items
'Loot' often refers to valuable items or large quantities, not everyday possessions.
The bandits were excited about the loot, which included gold and jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical romance
The term is frequently used in historical or adventure contexts, such as pirate stories.
The loot from the Spanish galleon made the pirates rich.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
Loot implies the items have been taken wrongfully or through criminal means.
After the heist, the thieves divided the loot.
Pro Tip 2/3Not ordinary items
'Loot' often refers to valuable items or large quantities, not everyday possessions.
The bandits were excited about the loot, which included gold and jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical romance
The term is frequently used in historical or adventure contexts, such as pirate stories.
The loot from the Spanish galleon made the pirates rich.
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Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
So let me tell you I know there are days it looks like the whole world is dancing in the streets when you break down like the doors of their looted buildings You are not alone and wondering who will be convicted of the crime of insisting you keep loading your grief into the chamber of your shame You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy
Video examples
Hunting for Peru's lost...
And we've already begun to find previously unknown sites. What we can say already is that as part of the platform, you will all help discover thousands of previously unknown sites, like this one here, and this potentially large one here. Unfortunately, we've also begun to uncover large-scale looting at sites,
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
project that brought these things back out that is part of our project as well and you can see the effects of the looting that have taken place here what you're looking at is a what's called the Cobham it's a shortened or a reliquary that had once the remains of an important personage probably a lama
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Culture Heroes: Corine...
from the collection, that's an estimate. Documentation, very important, you don't know what's been looted from your museum if it hasn't properly been cataloged and photographed to begin with. Unfortunately, that was the case with the Iraq Museum. Under the ten years of sanctions they hadn't
Video examples
Help discover ancient...
What do you see? Do you see a temple? Do you see a tomb? Do you see a pyramid? Do you see any potential site damage or site looting? You'll then begin to mark what's there. And off to the side are always going to be rich examples of exactly what you're seeing, to help guide you.
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Culture Heroes: Sarah...
to meet with a number of officials and also to visit some of these looting pits on the ground. A really critical part of satellite imagery, of course, is ground truthing. You go and you examine for yourself to see, is what the satellite imagery is showing what you think it is.
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Tales from a modern...
massive stash of mob loot including hundreds if not thousands of pinball machines now on one of these dumps the police commissioner turns to reporter on the barge and he tells them if anybody wants to go dig this stuff up now
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
formula like you that yeah it's important to see the full scope the burning the looting and the cleaning up a personal opinion is just that you know everybody needs to work together and if this could just continue it would be
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Bill Saturno: Adding...
them at all but because his life has been dedicated to simply recording these monuments before they vanished into the hands of private collections and looters around the world that by documenting them before they were lost
Video examples
The Terra-Cotta Warriors...
Qin successors but despite looting fires and the passage of time Jin's army survived into the modern world a group of chins clay figures is now on tour it will be on display at the
Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
So let me tell you I know there are days it looks like the whole world is dancing in the streets when you break down like the doors of their looted buildings You are not alone and wondering who will be convicted of the crime of insisting you keep loading your grief into the chamber of your shame You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy
Video examples
Hunting for Peru's lost...
And we've already begun to find previously unknown sites. What we can say already is that as part of the platform, you will all help discover thousands of previously unknown sites, like this one here, and this potentially large one here. Unfortunately, we've also begun to uncover large-scale looting at sites,
Video examples
Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
project that brought these things back out that is part of our project as well and you can see the effects of the looting that have taken place here what you're looking at is a what's called the Cobham it's a shortened or a reliquary that had once the remains of an important personage probably a lama
Video examples
Culture Heroes: Corine...
from the collection, that's an estimate. Documentation, very important, you don't know what's been looted from your museum if it hasn't properly been cataloged and photographed to begin with. Unfortunately, that was the case with the Iraq Museum. Under the ten years of sanctions they hadn't
Video examples
Help discover ancient...
What do you see? Do you see a temple? Do you see a tomb? Do you see a pyramid? Do you see any potential site damage or site looting? You'll then begin to mark what's there. And off to the side are always going to be rich examples of exactly what you're seeing, to help guide you.
Video examples
Culture Heroes: Sarah...
to meet with a number of officials and also to visit some of these looting pits on the ground. A really critical part of satellite imagery, of course, is ground truthing. You go and you examine for yourself to see, is what the satellite imagery is showing what you think it is.
Video examples
Tales from a modern...
massive stash of mob loot including hundreds if not thousands of pinball machines now on one of these dumps the police commissioner turns to reporter on the barge and he tells them if anybody wants to go dig this stuff up now
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
formula like you that yeah it's important to see the full scope the burning the looting and the cleaning up a personal opinion is just that you know everybody needs to work together and if this could just continue it would be
Video examples
Bill Saturno: Adding...
them at all but because his life has been dedicated to simply recording these monuments before they vanished into the hands of private collections and looters around the world that by documenting them before they were lost
Video examples
The Terra-Cotta Warriors...
Qin successors but despite looting fires and the passage of time Jin's army survived into the modern world a group of chins clay figures is now on tour it will be on display at the
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
I hate seeing it; I hate watching it. More importantly, I hate people that don't understand the environment - how small Ferguson is, how it's really a sense of community, and, you know, it's a good place. We shouldn't have been looting and rioting, tearing up our own city.
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Barack Obama
American President
While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.
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Chris Sacca
American Businessman
The better I get at investing in and helping companies, the result is more founders who are excited to work with me and more of my wonderful limited partners insisting I take piles of their loot to keep it all going.
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Sarah Parcak
American Scientist
Looting has an immense impact on our ability to understand our global cultural heritage; once these objects are gone, so too is our chance of piecing together humanity's shared story.
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David Kay
American Scientist
I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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George Will
Journalist
Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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Anna Akhmatova
Russian Poet
All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.
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Paul Craig Roberts
American Economist
For a country to be looted, its people's voice must be silenced.
Quote examples
Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
I hate seeing it; I hate watching it. More importantly, I hate people that don't understand the environment - how small Ferguson is, how it's really a sense of community, and, you know, it's a good place. We shouldn't have been looting and rioting, tearing up our own city.
Quote examples
Barack Obama
American President
While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.
Quote examples
Chris Sacca
American Businessman
The better I get at investing in and helping companies, the result is more founders who are excited to work with me and more of my wonderful limited partners insisting I take piles of their loot to keep it all going.
Quote examples
Sarah Parcak
American Scientist
Looting has an immense impact on our ability to understand our global cultural heritage; once these objects are gone, so too is our chance of piecing together humanity's shared story.
Quote examples
David Kay
American Scientist
I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that.
Quote examples
Kanye West
American Rapper
If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.
Quote examples
Walt Disney
American Businessman
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
Quote examples
Anna Akhmatova
Russian Poet
All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.
Quote examples
Paul Craig Roberts
American Economist
For a country to be looted, its people's voice must be silenced.
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