ransack

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈrænsæk/

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Verb

Plain form ransack

Third-person singular ransacks

Past tense ransacked

Past participle ransacked

Present participle ransacking

1. (transitive) If you ransack a place, you thoroughly search through it, usually to steal something.

   The burglar ransack a house for valuables