Ransack

/ˈɹænsæk/

Synonyms for "ransack" (84 found)

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stripsweeptossturn inside outturn upside down

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20 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • претърсвам verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • претършувам verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 洗劫 verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Danish

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  • ransage verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Finnish

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  • koluta verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • penkoa verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

French

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  • fouiller verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

German

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  • durchwühlen verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Hungarian

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  • felforgat verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Irish

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  • tiomsaigh verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Italian

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  • rovistare verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Latin

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  • pervēnor verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • rannsaich verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Spanish

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  • escudriñar verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • esculcar verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • escurcar verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • revolver verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Swedish

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  • rannsaka verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Tagalog

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  • halughog verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)
  • halungkat verb ((transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray)

Sample sentences

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What a ſorowe hath it been to ſome of vs when the deuils hath in deſpightfull mockage, caſt in our teeth our olde loue borne to our money, and then ſhewed vs our executours as buſily ryfling ⁊ ranſaking our houſes as though they wer men of warre that had taken a towne by force.

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He hath ranſaked all the chyſtes I haue for his beades: […]

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She [a hen] scratches, ransacks up the earth for food, / Which they [chicks] partake at pleasure.

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to ransack a house for valuables

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