noun

1. goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by a corrupt official or by rioters; plunder; spoils
2. the act of looting
3. Slang
   1. money
   2. items of value; esp., gifts received

Etymology: Hindi lūt < Sans luṇṭ, to rob

transitive verb

1. to plunder; strip of everything valuable; despoil
2. to take or carry off as plunder; steal

intransitive verb