Overview of noun plundering

The noun plundering has 1 sense

• plundering, pillage, pillaging -- (the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors")

Overview of verb plunder

The verb plunder has 4 senses

• loot, plunder -- (take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors")


• sack, plunder -- (plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome")


• plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray -- (steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners")


• rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder -- (destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country")

Overview of adj plundering

The adj plundering has 1 sense

• plundering -- (given to taking by force what is desired)