Apedia

Transitive Ransack Burglars Pay Ransacked House Diverted Luggage

word ransack
sentence Twice burglars in my pay ransacked her house. Once we diverted her luggage when she travelled.
definition [verb]
1. (transitive) To loot or pillage. See also sack.
2. (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
3. (archaic) To examine carefully; to investigate.
[noun]
Eager search.

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