Ransack definition

Ransack

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WordNet

(1) Search thoroughly

"They combed the area for the missing child"

(2) Steal goods; take as spoils

"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

WiktionaryText

From , from , from + ; probably influenced by sack

To loot or pillage. See also sack.
To make a vigorous and thorough search or examination of a location or thing, usually leaving behind a state of disarray.