loot
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- pronunciation:
- lut
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Sometimes when soldiers conquer people in other lands, they bring back "loot." The word "loot" refers to things that people take from others during a time of disorder, as in war, or in times when there is no force of law to prevent them from taking valuable things from others.
The pirates captured the enemy ship and took all the loot they could before sinking it.During the riot, some people took loot from shops.- synonyms:
- spoils
- similar words:
- prize, valuables
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| definition 2: |
A group of stolen things is often called "loot."
The police caught the thief, but they still don't know where he hid all the loot.- similar words:
- goods
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| definition 3: |
(Informal) Sometimes a large set of treats that someone buys or is given as gifts is called "loot."
The kids went out on Halloween and came back with a lot of loot, especially chocolate bars.- synonyms:
- haul
- similar words:
- gifts, goods, purchases
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| related words: |
haul, possession |
| derivation: |
looter (n.) |
The words
loot and
lute sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why a musical thief would be happy to find a lute among his loot, look up
lute.