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What does ransack mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ransack? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To loot or pillage. See also sack.
  2. (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
  3. (archaic) To examine carefully; to investigate.
  4. To violate; to ravish; to deflower.
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Following a night of drinking, they break into a house, ransack it, but are caught in the act by a neighbour, who tries to contact the cops.
He begins to ransack the apartment, searching through drawers and cabinets.
The gunmen realized that in order to look for the money, they would have to ransack the whole place and kill to get everyone of the way.
Mr. Speaker, Canadians did not know that they were voting for a government that would ransack everything.
The president is not tarrying in order to bring himself glory or riches or to ransack the liberties of the American people.
The team will ransack every word of testimony, memo and report for any inaccuracy, inconsistency or contradiction.

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