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Ransacking   /rˈænsˌækɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Ransack  v. t.  (past & past part. ransacked; pres. part. ransacking)  
1.
To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. "To ransack every corner of their... hearts."
2.
To plunder; to pillage completely. "Their vow is made To ransack Troy."
3.
To violate; to ravish; to defiour. (Obs.) "Rich spoil of ransacked chastity."


Ransack  v. i.  To make a thorough search. "To ransack in the tas (heap) of bodies dead."





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... copied, as he declared, faithfully from the originals,) of some of the ancient Bristol churches; of course, wholly above suspicion, for they were in the true old English style. These communications were regarded as of inestimable value, and the lucky finder promised to increase his vigilance, in ransacking the whole mass of antique documents for fresh disclosures. It was not long before other important scraps were discovered, conveying just the kind of information which Mr. Barrett wanted, till, ultimately, Chatterton furnished him ...
— Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey • Joseph Cottle
... pieces from secret drawers. His sleight of hand however had not altogether escaped the observation of his companions. They discovered that he had made free with the communion plate of the Popish families, whose private hoards he had assisted in ransacking. When therefore he applied for reward, he was dismissed, not merely with a refusal, but with a stern reprimand. He went away mad with greediness and spite. There was yet one way in which he might obtain both money and revenge; and that way he took. He made overtures to the friends of ...
— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 4 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay
... ransacking the closets, Aunt Pam was flying around like a hen with its head cut off, and everybody was turning everything inside out. "Maybe Tom's seen it," said mamma. "Tom, have you seen ...
— Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various
... hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the ...
— Americans All - Stories of American Life of To-Day • Various
... Hungarians are said to be quarrelling as to whether the occupied Serbian territory should eventually belong to the Monarchy or the Kingdom, and the jurists on either side are ransacking the history of the past for arguments to support their respective cases. Here we have another instance of the fondness of learned men for disputing about purely academic questions. Serbia will belong ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 • Various


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