ransack
/ˈɹænsæk/ · noun
Meaning
- Eager search.
- To loot or pillage. See also sack.
- 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.
- To examine carefully; to investigate.
- To violate; to ravish; to deflower.
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