Definition of ransack in English:

ransack

verb ˈransakˈrænˌsæk

[with object]

1Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.
burglars ransacked her home
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘When he went back into his home, he found that two rooms had been ransacked and the cash stolen,’ he said.
- The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery.
- The three friends were then locked in a bathroom while the gang ransacked the flat, stealing mobile phones and other items.
- The place was ransacked and the papers boxed up and stolen.
- It's unusual for someone to strike like this during the day and to ransack the place in such a disturbing way.
- However, it didn't seem like they were ransacking the place.
- The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way.
- They saw a bunch of thieves ransacking the place.
- The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders.
- Thieves had ransacked class seven, stealing exercise books belonging to Year Five children age 10.
- York war veteran Joe Munday today spoke of his anger towards thieves who ransacked his house and stole his prized medals.
- The thieving wine connoisseurs then ransacked the house, stealing laptops, wallets and jewellery.
- Burglars ransacked the house, taking £1,000 of jewellery, silver and china and the family heirlooms.
- When police failed to catch the burglar who ransacked her dying mum's home, Georgina Artingstall decided she would solve the case herself.
- They smashed the windowpanes of the cinema, damaged the furniture and ransacked the canteen.
- He allegedly then ransacked the house, stole a gun from a safe, and fled in the homeowner's vehicle.
- Four months later, on the night of her 83rd birthday, burglars ransacked her bedroom as she slept heavily after taking a sleeping tablet.
- The defence claimed her aunt was viciously beaten by a burglar who ransacked the house.
- Immediately asking for money, he forces them into their mansion and ransacks the place.
- Then he bound her hands and ransacked the house, stealing what is believed to be a few hundred pounds.
Synonyms
plunder, pillage, steal from, raid, rob, loot, rifle, sack, strip, denude
ravage, maraud, lay waste, devastate
literary despoil
archaic reave
rare depredate, spoliate
1. 1.1 Search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm.
  man has ransacked the planet for fuel
  Example sentencesExamples
  The soldiers dismount and secure the area and with little warning, kick in the door, roust the residents out of the house, and search and ransack the home.
  Now, he's slashing capital expenditures and ransacking his portfolio for bits and pieces to sell, all to bring down debt.
  Sadly, pathetically, while he was hospitalised his neat single storey home was broken into and ransacked in an obvious search for money.
  The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack.
  They ransacked the house searching for a gun for almost 12 hours but it was not found.
  If you need flowers or a bouquet the next time, you don't need to ransack your cupboard to search for the misplaced telephone index or that huge telephone directory to search for a bouquet shop phone number.
  They were ordered not to move or speak for an hour while the riot squad searched and often ransacked their rooms.
  He begins to ransack the apartment, searching through drawers and cabinets.
  Reuters filmed houses with their doors smashed in and ransacked by US troops as they searched for weapons.
  I then ransacked the studio for a cardboard box that I could turn into a cigarette box and happily, my prayers were answered in the shape of an empty box of A4 paper.
  Police would come and search private houses of the members and ransack the whole lot.
  The judge isn't going to ransack the prosecutor's file drawers and hand over to the defense copies of all the evidence the judge thinks is exculpatory.
  He is forced to sign a ‘Permission for Search’ which allows Ford detectives to ransack his home.
  The police spent an hour combing the residence, probing the floor and compound and ransacking the wardrobes.
  Synonyms
  rummage through, hunt through, search (through), rake through, scour, rifle, look all round, go through, comb, scrabble around in, poke around in, rummage around in, hunt around in, explore, turn inside out, turn over

Derivatives

ransacker

noun ˈransakəˈrænˌsækər

Seven nuclear facilities have been damaged or effectively destroyed by ransackers since the end of the war last month.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ransackers were eager to find out what their supposed friends had said about them - but also to remove the evidence of their own activities as informers.
- The looting started with thousands in the morning, but by noon the number of civilian ransackers had slimmed down to a few hundred.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann 'house' + a second element related to sœkja 'seek'.

This is a word which is still very close in meaning to its original 14th-century sense. The Old Norse word rannsaka from which it comes, made up of rann ‘house’ and a second element related to ‘seek’, was a legal term referring to the searching of property for stolen goods. See also ramshackle

Definition of ransack in US English:

ransack

verbˈrænˌsækˈranˌsak

[with object]

1Go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.
burglars ransacked her home
Example sentencesExamples
- The place was ransacked and the papers boxed up and stolen.
- When police failed to catch the burglar who ransacked her dying mum's home, Georgina Artingstall decided she would solve the case herself.
- Thieves had ransacked class seven, stealing exercise books belonging to Year Five children age 10.
- ‘When he went back into his home, he found that two rooms had been ransacked and the cash stolen,’ he said.
- They smashed the windowpanes of the cinema, damaged the furniture and ransacked the canteen.
- York war veteran Joe Munday today spoke of his anger towards thieves who ransacked his house and stole his prized medals.
- The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders.
- The defence claimed her aunt was viciously beaten by a burglar who ransacked the house.
- However, it didn't seem like they were ransacking the place.
- Four months later, on the night of her 83rd birthday, burglars ransacked her bedroom as she slept heavily after taking a sleeping tablet.
- The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way.
- He allegedly then ransacked the house, stole a gun from a safe, and fled in the homeowner's vehicle.
- Burglars ransacked the house, taking £1,000 of jewellery, silver and china and the family heirlooms.
- The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery.
- Then he bound her hands and ransacked the house, stealing what is believed to be a few hundred pounds.
- Immediately asking for money, he forces them into their mansion and ransacks the place.
- The thieving wine connoisseurs then ransacked the house, stealing laptops, wallets and jewellery.
- They saw a bunch of thieves ransacking the place.
- It's unusual for someone to strike like this during the day and to ransack the place in such a disturbing way.
- The three friends were then locked in a bathroom while the gang ransacked the flat, stealing mobile phones and other items.
Synonyms
plunder, pillage, steal from, raid, rob, loot, rifle, sack, strip, denude
1. 1.1 Search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage.
  Hollywood ransacks the New York stage for actors
  Example sentencesExamples
  They ransacked the house searching for a gun for almost 12 hours but it was not found.
  The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack.
  I then ransacked the studio for a cardboard box that I could turn into a cigarette box and happily, my prayers were answered in the shape of an empty box of A4 paper.
  Reuters filmed houses with their doors smashed in and ransacked by US troops as they searched for weapons.
  Sadly, pathetically, while he was hospitalised his neat single storey home was broken into and ransacked in an obvious search for money.
  The judge isn't going to ransack the prosecutor's file drawers and hand over to the defense copies of all the evidence the judge thinks is exculpatory.
  Now, he's slashing capital expenditures and ransacking his portfolio for bits and pieces to sell, all to bring down debt.
  He begins to ransack the apartment, searching through drawers and cabinets.
  He is forced to sign a ‘Permission for Search’ which allows Ford detectives to ransack his home.
  The soldiers dismount and secure the area and with little warning, kick in the door, roust the residents out of the house, and search and ransack the home.
  They were ordered not to move or speak for an hour while the riot squad searched and often ransacked their rooms.
  If you need flowers or a bouquet the next time, you don't need to ransack your cupboard to search for the misplaced telephone index or that huge telephone directory to search for a bouquet shop phone number.
  The police spent an hour combing the residence, probing the floor and compound and ransacking the wardrobes.
  Police would come and search private houses of the members and ransack the whole lot.
  Synonyms
  rummage through, hunt through, search, search through, rake through, scour, rifle, look all round, go through, comb, scrabble around in, poke around in, rummage around in, hunt around in, explore, turn inside out, turn over

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann ‘house’ + a second element related to sœkja ‘seek’.

单词	ransack
释义	Definition of ransack in English: ransack verb ˈransakˈrænˌsæk [with object] 1Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. burglars ransacked her home Example sentencesExamples ‘When he went back into his home, he found that two rooms had been ransacked and the cash stolen,’ he said. The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery. The three friends were then locked in a bathroom while the gang ransacked the flat, stealing mobile phones and other items. The place was ransacked and the papers boxed up and stolen. It's unusual for someone to strike like this during the day and to ransack the place in such a disturbing way. However, it didn't seem like they were ransacking the place. The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way. They saw a bunch of thieves ransacking the place. The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders. Thieves had ransacked class seven, stealing exercise books belonging to Year Five children age 10. York war veteran Joe Munday today spoke of his anger towards thieves who ransacked his house and stole his prized medals. The thieving wine connoisseurs then ransacked the house, stealing laptops, wallets and jewellery. Burglars ransacked the house, taking £1,000 of jewellery, silver and china and the family heirlooms. When police failed to catch the burglar who ransacked her dying mum's home, Georgina Artingstall decided she would solve the case herself. They smashed the windowpanes of the cinema, damaged the furniture and ransacked the canteen. He allegedly then ransacked the house, stole a gun from a safe, and fled in the homeowner's vehicle. Four months later, on the night of her 83rd birthday, burglars ransacked her bedroom as she slept heavily after taking a sleeping tablet. The defence claimed her aunt was viciously beaten by a burglar who ransacked the house. Immediately asking for money, he forces them into their mansion and ransacks the place. Then he bound her hands and ransacked the house, stealing what is believed to be a few hundred pounds. Synonyms plunder, pillage, steal from, raid, rob, loot, rifle, sack, strip, denude ravage, maraud, lay waste, devastate literary despoil archaic reave rare depredate, spoliate 1.1 Search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm. man has ransacked the planet for fuel Example sentencesExamples The soldiers dismount and secure the area and with little warning, kick in the door, roust the residents out of the house, and search and ransack the home. Now, he's slashing capital expenditures and ransacking his portfolio for bits and pieces to sell, all to bring down debt. Sadly, pathetically, while he was hospitalised his neat single storey home was broken into and ransacked in an obvious search for money. The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack. They ransacked the house searching for a gun for almost 12 hours but it was not found. If you need flowers or a bouquet the next time, you don't need to ransack your cupboard to search for the misplaced telephone index or that huge telephone directory to search for a bouquet shop phone number. They were ordered not to move or speak for an hour while the riot squad searched and often ransacked their rooms. He begins to ransack the apartment, searching through drawers and cabinets. Reuters filmed houses with their doors smashed in and ransacked by US troops as they searched for weapons. I then ransacked the studio for a cardboard box that I could turn into a cigarette box and happily, my prayers were answered in the shape of an empty box of A4 paper. Police would come and search private houses of the members and ransack the whole lot. The judge isn't going to ransack the prosecutor's file drawers and hand over to the defense copies of all the evidence the judge thinks is exculpatory. He is forced to sign a ‘Permission for Search’ which allows Ford detectives to ransack his home. The police spent an hour combing the residence, probing the floor and compound and ransacking the wardrobes. Synonyms rummage through, hunt through, search (through), rake through, scour, rifle, look all round, go through, comb, scrabble around in, poke around in, rummage around in, hunt around in, explore, turn inside out, turn over Derivatives ransacker noun ˈransakəˈrænˌsækər Seven nuclear facilities have been damaged or effectively destroyed by ransackers since the end of the war last month. Example sentencesExamples The ransackers were eager to find out what their supposed friends had said about them - but also to remove the evidence of their own activities as informers. The looting started with thousands in the morning, but by noon the number of civilian ransackers had slimmed down to a few hundred. Origin Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann 'house' + a second element related to sœkja 'seek'. This is a word which is still very close in meaning to its original 14th-century sense. The Old Norse word rannsaka from which it comes, made up of rann ‘house’ and a second element related to ‘seek’, was a legal term referring to the searching of property for stolen goods. See also ramshackle Definition of ransack in US English: ransack verbˈrænˌsækˈranˌsak [with object] 1Go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. burglars ransacked her home Example sentencesExamples The place was ransacked and the papers boxed up and stolen. When police failed to catch the burglar who ransacked her dying mum's home, Georgina Artingstall decided she would solve the case herself. Thieves had ransacked class seven, stealing exercise books belonging to Year Five children age 10. ‘When he went back into his home, he found that two rooms had been ransacked and the cash stolen,’ he said. They smashed the windowpanes of the cinema, damaged the furniture and ransacked the canteen. York war veteran Joe Munday today spoke of his anger towards thieves who ransacked his house and stole his prized medals. The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders. The defence claimed her aunt was viciously beaten by a burglar who ransacked the house. However, it didn't seem like they were ransacking the place. Four months later, on the night of her 83rd birthday, burglars ransacked her bedroom as she slept heavily after taking a sleeping tablet. The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way. He allegedly then ransacked the house, stole a gun from a safe, and fled in the homeowner's vehicle. Burglars ransacked the house, taking £1,000 of jewellery, silver and china and the family heirlooms. The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery. Then he bound her hands and ransacked the house, stealing what is believed to be a few hundred pounds. Immediately asking for money, he forces them into their mansion and ransacks the place. The thieving wine connoisseurs then ransacked the house, stealing laptops, wallets and jewellery. They saw a bunch of thieves ransacking the place. It's unusual for someone to strike like this during the day and to ransack the place in such a disturbing way. The three friends were then locked in a bathroom while the gang ransacked the flat, stealing mobile phones and other items. Synonyms plunder, pillage, steal from, raid, rob, loot, rifle, sack, strip, denude 1.1 Search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage. Hollywood ransacks the New York stage for actors Example sentencesExamples They ransacked the house searching for a gun for almost 12 hours but it was not found. The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack. I then ransacked the studio for a cardboard box that I could turn into a cigarette box and happily, my prayers were answered in the shape of an empty box of A4 paper. Reuters filmed houses with their doors smashed in and ransacked by US troops as they searched for weapons. Sadly, pathetically, while he was hospitalised his neat single storey home was broken into and ransacked in an obvious search for money. The judge isn't going to ransack the prosecutor's file drawers and hand over to the defense copies of all the evidence the judge thinks is exculpatory. Now, he's slashing capital expenditures and ransacking his portfolio for bits and pieces to sell, all to bring down debt. He begins to ransack the apartment, searching through drawers and cabinets. He is forced to sign a ‘Permission for Search’ which allows Ford detectives to ransack his home. The soldiers dismount and secure the area and with little warning, kick in the door, roust the residents out of the house, and search and ransack the home. They were ordered not to move or speak for an hour while the riot squad searched and often ransacked their rooms. If you need flowers or a bouquet the next time, you don't need to ransack your cupboard to search for the misplaced telephone index or that huge telephone directory to search for a bouquet shop phone number. The police spent an hour combing the residence, probing the floor and compound and ransacking the wardrobes. Police would come and search private houses of the members and ransack the whole lot. Synonyms rummage through, hunt through, search, search through, rake through, scour, rifle, look all round, go through, comb, scrabble around in, poke around in, rummage around in, hunt around in, explore, turn inside out, turn over Origin Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann ‘house’ + a second element related to sœkja ‘seek’.
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