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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Loot

/(lo͞ot)/ · IPA /lut/
01 n. The act of plundering.
  1. 1.
    The act of plundering.
  2. 2.
    Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.
  3. 3.
    Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.
  4. 4.
    Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted with all the loot he got for his birthday.
  5. 5.
    Money; as, you shouldn't carry all that loot around with you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in cattle futures.[slang]
02 v. t. & i. To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
imp. & p. p. Looted; p. pr. & vb. n. Looting
  1. 1.
    To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
    “Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.” — L. Oliphant.