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loot

The correct spelling is loot.

How to pronounce loot

/luːt/
noun

IPA: /luːt/

Say it like: Loo-t

The correct spelling is loot. A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks. For example: "the loot of an ancient city"

Usage Examples

“the loot of an ancient city”

“1956 "Free Loot for Children" (LIFE Magazine, 23 April 1956, p. 131)”

“1833 "Gunganarian, the leader of the Chooars, continues his system of looting and murder", The asiatic Journal and monthly register for British India and its Dependencies Black, Parbury & Allen, p. 66.”

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
  2. 2.The act of plundering.
  3. 3.Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
  4. 4.Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
  5. 5.Items dropped by defeated enemies.

verb

  1. 1.To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
  2. 2.To steal from.
  3. 3.To examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot.

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