Ransack
verb
To look through a place thoroughly but untidily, often causing damage.
The burglars ransacked the house, leaving nothing untouched.
Often appears as...
- ransack a place
- ransack a room
verb
To steal valuables by force, particularly during war.
They ransacked the village and took everything valuable.
Often appears as...
- ransack a village
- ransack a city
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To look through a place thoroughly but untidily, often causing damage.
The burglars ransacked the house, leaving nothing untouched.
Often appears as...
- ransack a place
- ransack a room
verb
To steal valuables by force, particularly during war.
They ransacked the village and took everything valuable.
Often appears as...
- ransack a village
- ransack a city
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Implied
Implies a mess was made. Often used when things are left disorganized and chaotic.
The teenagers ransacked the storage room looking for the lost phone.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative feeling, suggesting harmful intent or consequences.
After the party, the apartment was ransacked and needed serious cleaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Theft
Doesn't always mean stealing but often involves searching through possessions.
She ransacked her wardrobe for the perfect dress but didn't take anything.
Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Implied
Implies a mess was made. Often used when things are left disorganized and chaotic.
The teenagers ransacked the storage room looking for the lost phone.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative feeling, suggesting harmful intent or consequences.
After the party, the apartment was ransacked and needed serious cleaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Theft
Doesn't always mean stealing but often involves searching through possessions.
She ransacked her wardrobe for the perfect dress but didn't take anything.
Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Implied
Implies a mess was made. Often used when things are left disorganized and chaotic.
The teenagers ransacked the storage room looking for the lost phone.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative feeling, suggesting harmful intent or consequences.
After the party, the apartment was ransacked and needed serious cleaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Theft
Doesn't always mean stealing but often involves searching through possessions.
She ransacked her wardrobe for the perfect dress but didn't take anything.
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TED2014 in review PIPE...
something on some long undisclosed list of attributes that they're looking for then they put in this thing called minimize where they completely leave you alone so isn't that great he does believe in privacy it's kind of like if the government said look we're gonna come in and ransack your house at any
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Matthieu Ricard: How to...
Otherwise, a nation that is the most powerful and the richest but everyone is miserable, what's the point? And if you have more consideration for others, you are not going to ransack that planet that we have and at the current rate, we don't have three planets to continue that way. So the question is,
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God's Thieves PIPE Saints &...
this desecration is unwise we should not ransack their supple curse
Video examples
TED2014 in review PIPE...
something on some long undisclosed list of attributes that they're looking for then they put in this thing called minimize where they completely leave you alone so isn't that great he does believe in privacy it's kind of like if the government said look we're gonna come in and ransack your house at any
Video examples
Matthieu Ricard: How to...
Otherwise, a nation that is the most powerful and the richest but everyone is miserable, what's the point? And if you have more consideration for others, you are not going to ransack that planet that we have and at the current rate, we don't have three planets to continue that way. So the question is,
Video examples
God's Thieves PIPE Saints &...
this desecration is unwise we should not ransack their supple curse
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