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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Plunder

/plŭn'də/ · Plun·der · IPA /ˈplʌndɚ/
01 v. t. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
imp. & p. p. Plundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering
  1. 1.
    To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
    “Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.” South.
  2. 2.
    To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
Syn. To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.
02 n. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.
  1. 1.
    The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. See: Pillage
    “Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.” — Sir T. North.
  2. 2.
    That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.
  3. 3.
    Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage.[Slang, Southwestern U.S.]