Ransack synonyms
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(Intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.
To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.
turn-upside-down
(Idiomatic) To thoroughly examine.
turn-inside-out
(Sports) To make a player (especially a defender) turn the wrong way and hence get past him
look all over
To search thoroughly
look high and low
To search thoroughly
leave-no-stone-unturned
(Idiomatic, by extension) To perform a task carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.
seek everywhere
To search thoroughly
To discover something after searching.
To defeat an opponent by a small margin.
hunt out
To search thoroughly
(Nautical) To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
To cause to produce a sound.
Spy is defined as to secretly watch someone or something.
look around
To search thoroughly
To obtain with effort or difficulty:
(Computers) To search (stored data) automatically for specific data.
To penetrate or explore physically, especially with a probe, in order to find or discover something:
(Idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider
The definition of investigate is to look into something or someone in order to try to discover the truth or to piece together a sequence of events.
To deprive of money or property by violence; loot
To rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare
(Television) To run a television series at the same time daily (at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.
To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:
To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
To get by foraging
To conduct a raid or participate in one.
(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
To commit burglary.
(Archaic) To strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force
Poach is defined as to cook in a liquid that is simmering or boiling, or to take something illegally or unfairly, especially game.
Gut means to remove the internal parts of someone or something.
(--- Informal) To steal (cattle, horses, etc.)
To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
To pillage; sack:
(--- popularly) To steal something from in any way, as by embezzlement or burglary
hunt (related)
To make a search; seek.
search (related)
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
steal (related)
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder:
To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape.
To destroy or damage (public or private property) maliciously
clean (antonym)
In a clean or nonpolluting manner:
tidy (antonym)
To clean or put in order:
neaten (antonym)
To make neat; cause to be clean, tidy, orderly, or trim
shake down
To search exhaustively.
(Rare) To plunder
To cause havoc.
Harrow is defined as to draw a tool over soil to break up dirt or weeds, or to bother, harass or stress.
look (or search) high and low
look (or search) up and down
crimes (related)
To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war
give (related)
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To rob, plunder, or pillage.
To make a foray (into enemy territory, an unfamiliar situation, etc.)
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