plunder
21plunder — I UK [ˈplʌndə(r)] / US [ˈplʌndər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms plunder : present tense I/you/we/they plunder he/she/it plunders present participle plundering past tense plundered past participle plundered 1) to take valuable things… …
22plunder — plun•der [[t]ˈplʌn dər[/t]] v. t. 1) to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war: to plunder a town[/ex] 2) to rob or fleece: to plunder the public treasury[/ex] 3) to take by pillage, robbery, or fraud 4) to take plunder; pillage 5)… …
23plunder — /ˈplʌndə / (say plunduh) verb (t) 1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. 2. to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury. 3. to take by pillage or robbery. –verb …
24plunder — 1. verb /ˈplʌndə(r)/ a) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack. The mercenaries plundered the small town. b) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit …
25Plunder — Talmi; (ugs.): Klimbim, Krimskrams; (abwertend): Flitter, Gerümpel, Hokuspokus; (ugs., oft abwertend): Schnickschnack, Zeug; (ugs. abwertend): Firlefanz, Kram, Krempel, Mist, Ramsch, Schrott, Schund, Tinnef, Trödel, Zeugs, Zimt; (salopp… …
26plunder — plun|der1 [ plʌndər ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to take valuable things from a place using force, sometimes causing a lot of damage: The city was plundered and burned during the war. 2. ) to take or use something that belongs to… …
27plunder — 1. verb 1) they plundered the countryside Syn: pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, despoil, strip, ravage, lay waste, devastate, sack, rape See note at ravage 2) …
28Plunder — der Plunder (Oberstufe) ugs.: alte und nicht mehr brauchbare Gegenstände Synonyme: Gerümpel, Kram (ugs.), Krempel (ugs.), Krimskrams (ugs.), Ramsch (ugs.), Tinnef (ugs.) Beispiel: Bei den Aufräumarbeiten landete der alte Plunder im Müll …
29plunder — I. verb (plundered; plundering) Etymology: German plündern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. a. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage, sack < invaders plundered the town > …
30plunder — [17] Plunder is of Dutch origin, and etymologically denotes something like ‘rob of household odds and ends’. It was borrowed from Middle Dutch plunderen, which was presumably derived from the noun plunde or plunne ‘household goods, clothes, etc’ …
