🪓ransack

verb
/ˈræn.sæk/

Meaning

to search a place roughly and steal or damage things

Example Sentences

Burglars ransacked the house while the family was away.

Synonyms

plunder, loot, pillage, ravage, rob

Antonyms

protect, guard, secure

Collocations

ransack a house, ransack the office, ransack for valuables

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