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English verb: ransack | |||
| 1. | ransack (possession) steal goods; take as spoils | ||
| Samples | During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners. | ||
| Synonyms | despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, strip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deplume, displume | ||
| 2. | ransack (contact) search thoroughly | ||
| Samples | They combed the area for the missing child. | ||
| Examples | The customs agents ransack the bags for drugs | ||
| Synonyms | comb | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | search | ||
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