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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ransack \Ran"sack\ (r[a^]n"s[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Ransacked (-s[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking.] [OE.
ransaken, Icel. rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house
(akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[ae]sn plank, beam) + the
root of s[ae]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See Seek, and
cf. Rest repose.]
1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of;
as, to ransack a house.
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To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.
--South.
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2. To plunder; to pillage completely.
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Their vow is made
To ransack Troy. --Shak.
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3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]
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Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransacked; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ransacking.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to
explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS.
r[ae]sn plank, beam) + the root of s[ae]kja to seek, akin to
E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Rest repose.]
1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of;
as, to ransack a house.
To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.
--South.
2. To plunder; to pillage completely.
Their vow is made To ransack Troy. --Shak.
3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]
Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ransacking
n : a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or
confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but
couldn't find his skis" [syn: rummage]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ransacking
n.
The act by which something is ransacked.
vb.
(present participle of en ransack nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ransacking
n.
The act by which something is ransacked.
vb.
(present participle of en ransack nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ransacking
n.
The act by which something is ransacked.
vb.
(present participle of en ransack nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ransacking
n.
The act by which something is ransacked.
vb.
(present participle of en ransack nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ransacking
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r ansack ing)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Ransacking /ɹˈansakɪŋ/ السلبFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ransacking /ɹˈansakɪŋ/
durchstöbernd, durchwühlend
Synonyms: rooting / rifling / riffling / raking / rootling / fossicking through, rummaging
see: root / rifle / riffle / rake / rootle / fossick through sth. for sth., ransack sth. for sth., rummage sth. for sth., rooted / rifled / riffled / raked / rootled / fossicked through, ransacked, rummaged, roots/rifles/rakes/rootles/fossicks through, ransacks, rummages, rooted/rifles/raked/rooled/fossickes through, ransacked, rummaged, Then we rooted through the desk drawers for the bill.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ransacking /ɹˈansakɪŋ/
plündernd, ausplündernd, ausraubend
"The soldiers were plundering/ransacking for days." - Die Soldaten plünderten tagelang.
Synonyms: plundering, raiding
see: plunder, raid, ransack sth., plundered, raided, ransacked
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈɹænˌsækɪŋ/