VERB | possession | ransack, plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, pillage, foray | steal goods |
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contact | ransack, comb | search thoroughly |
Sounds | rae'nsae.k | |
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Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... |
Meaning | steal goods; take as spoils. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, pillage, foray | |
Narrower | deplume, displume | strip of honors, possessions, or attributes |
Broader | take | Take by force |
Spanish | despojar, desvalijar, expoliar, pillar, saquear | |
Catalan | desvalisar, espoliar, expilar, saquejar |
Meaning | search thoroughly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | The customs agents ransack the bags for drugs | |
Synonym | comb | |
Broader | search | subject to a search |
Spanish | peinar, registrar | |
Nouns | ransacking | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) |
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