0 past simple and past participle of ransack
1 to search a place or container in a violent and careless way:
With untiring zeal he ransacked the archives, exhumed scores of documents and edited many of them.
They ransacked the house and forced me to say where my sons were hiding.
They ransacked his house, and all his personal items, including clothes, cameras and diplomas were confiscated.
As if this were not enough, editorial offices have been ransacked and documents censored.
It was not invaded or ransacked, but damage was done to roof tiles, doors, and windows.
According to the report, she says that she found it in a mess as if it had been ransacked.
The number of protestors still under detention is also unknown; the houses of opposition leaders were ransacked and shops looted by uniformed men.
The ends of the earth are ransacked for his little comforts and for his opportunities.
