plunder meaning
EN[ˈplʌndə(ɹ)] [-ʌndə(ɹ)]US
- Noun
- An instance of plundering.
- The loot attained by plundering.
- The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
- (slang, dated) baggage; luggage.
- An instance of plundering.
- VerbSGplundersPRplunderingPT, PPplundered
- (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- The mercenaries plundered the small town.
- The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
- (transitive) To take (goods) by pillage.
- The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
- (intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
- "Now to plunder, mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.
- (transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
- The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
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- (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
Definition of plunder in English Dictionary
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- en plunders
- en plundered
- en plunderer
- en plundering
- en plunderous
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