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ransack

/rænsæk/ verb · British & US
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What does ransack mean?

verb

To search thoroughly and quickly, especially in a disorderly manner, through a place or a container, often in search of something valuable or useful. To plunder or pillage, especially in a disorderly manner.

Example

"The police ransacked the suspect's house, searching for evidence of the crime."

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