ransack

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. (transitive) To loot or pillage.
2. (transitive) 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.
3. (archaic) To examine carefully; to investigate.
4. To violate; to ravish; to deflower.

Noun

Eager search.

Sinónimos

plunder

search

rummage

rob

loot

pillage

sack

despoil

rifle

comb

ravage

foray

strip

stir up

reave

maraud

snatch

steal

devastate

churn

hold up

harry

disturb

hunt for

raid

search through

burgle

investigate

snoop

spoil

spy

stick up

thieve

trample down

tread down

vandalize

hunt up

tamper with

throw into confusion

turn upside down

scatter about

abuse

fish

🐟

mess about with

rearch

make in confusion

over-run

search thoroughly

bereave

break in

burglarize

delve

destroy

dig

explore

frisk

grub

heist

hunt

hunt out

ill-use

lay waste

look into

maltreat

mug

overrun

pirate

probe

prospect

rake

rape

rip off

robbery

scrutinize

seek

🔍

Traducións

saccager

saquear

mettre à sac

piller

saccheggiare

fouiller

durchwühlen

plündern

plunderen

durchstöbern

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɹænsæk/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: ransaken

Relativo a dinamarqués: ransage

Relativo a sueco: rannsaka

In summary

From Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann (“house”) + saka (“search”); probably influenced by sack. Compare Danish ransage, Swedish rannsaka.