2loot verb
loots; loot·ed; loot·ing : to steal things from (a place, such as a store or house) during a war or after destruction has been caused by fire, rioting, etc. [+ obj] ▪ Rioters looted the stores. ▪ The soldiers were looting every house that they came to. ▪ The supplies had been looted [=stolen] from the warehouse. [no obj] ▪ Soldiers swept through the territory, looting, burning, and killing.
— loot·er noun, plural loot·ers [count]
— looting noun [noncount]
▪ There has been widespread looting throughout the city.
▪ There has been widespread looting throughout the city.
