What is "looting" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does looting mean in English? Meaning of looting definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "looting" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "looting": plundering during riots or in wartime

Noun

  • Meaning: plundering during riots or in wartime
  • Synonyms: looting robbery
  • Hypernyms: pillage pillaging plundering
  • Synonyms:

    burglarize, raid, pillage, rob, snatch, plunder, gut, grab, ransack, boost, thieve, loft, liberate, make, swipe, sack, despoil, relieve, appropriate, lift, take, snitch, rifle, ravage, salvage, requisition, rip off, moonlight requisition, smash and grab, stick up, tip over,

    Antonyms:

    protect, prevent, demote, disallow, refuse, harm, injure, reject, give, receive, discourage, halt, hurt, stop, lose, fail, keep,

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