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ransack ransack definition

ransack


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ransack 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  ransack 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  deplume,  displume 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ransack 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  ransack 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  deplume,  displume 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ransack 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ransack 
 
  2  senses  of  ransack 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  2 
  comb,  ransack 
  =>  search 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ransack 
 
  ransack  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ransack 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  take 
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  Sense  2 
  comb,  ransack 
  =>  search 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ransack 
  ransacking 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ransack 
 
  The  verb  ransack  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray  --  (steal  goods;  take  as  spoils;  "During  the  earthquake  people  looted  the  stores  that  were  deserted  by  their  owners") 
  2.  (3)  comb,  ransack  --  (search  thoroughly;  "They  combed  the  area  for  the  missing  child") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ransack 
  ransacked 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ransack 
 
  The  verb  ransack  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray  --  (steal  goods;  take  as  spoils;  "During  the  earthquake  people  looted  the  stores  that  were  deserted  by  their  owners") 
  2.  (3)  comb,  ransack  --  (search  thoroughly;  "They  combed  the  area  for  the  missing  child") 



ransack definition