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ransacking |
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 -------------- Sense 2 comb, ransack => search -------------- Grep of noun ransacking ransacking Overview of noun ransacking The noun ransacking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ransacking, rummage -- (a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis") 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") Overview of noun ransacking The noun ransacking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ransacking, rummage -- (a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis") 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")
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