Loot is stolen money or goods. Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market. = plunder, spoils. a magazine, sold in the UK, which only contains advertisements by people who want to sell their cars or old furniture, rent their homes, buy a house etc. to steal things, especially from shops or homes that have been damaged in a war or riot
steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
If someone loots things, they steal them, for example during a war or riot. The town has been plagued by armed thugs who have looted food supplies and terrorized the population
If people loot shops or houses, they steal things from them, for example during a war or riot. The trouble began when gangs began breaking windows and looting shops There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal. + looting loot·ing In the country's largest cities there has been rioting and looting