ransack

Definition of Ransack in English :

steal goods; take as spoils

Example Sentences:
'During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners'

2. comb, ransack

search thoroughly

Example Sentences:
'They combed the area for the missing child'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ransack

verb (transitive)

1.

to search through every part of (a house, box, etc); examine thoroughly

2.

to plunder; pillage

verb transitive

1.

to search thoroughly; examine every part of in searching

2.

to search through for plunder; pillage; rob

tr.v. ran·sacked, ran·sack·ing, ran·sacks

1. To search through (something) thoroughly and often roughly: ransacked the drawer looking for my keys.

2. To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage: ransacked the village.