Ransack — Defs

01 v. t. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.

imp. & p. p. Ransacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking

1.
To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house.
“To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.” — South.
2.
To plunder; to pillage completely.
“Their vow is made To ransack Troy.” — Shak.
3.
To violate; to ravish; to defiour.[Obs.]
“Rich spoil of ransacked chastity.” — Spenser.

02 v. i. To make a thorough search.

1.
To make a thorough search.
“To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead.” — Chaucer.

03 n. The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.

1.
The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.[R.]
“Even your father's house Shall not be free from ransack.” — J. Webster.