Hoot vs. Loot — What's the Difference?

To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.

Private property taken from an enemy in war

To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

To shout down or drive off with jeering cries

Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.

To express or convey by hooting

Stolen goods or money.

The characteristic cry of an owl.

(Informal) Things of value, such as gifts, received.

A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.

(Slang) Money.

A cry of scorn or derision.

To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder

(Informal) One that is hilariously funny

To take by force or without right; steal

A hootenanny.

To take goods by force or through lawless behavior.

Used to express annoyance or objection.

A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.

A derisive cry or shout.

Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.

The cry of an owl.

Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.

(slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)

Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.

A small particle; a whit or jot.

(slang) money.

To cry out or shout in contempt.

Clipping of lieutenant

To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.

(transitive) plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.

To sound the horn of a vehicle

The act of plundering.

To cry out or shout in contempt.

Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.

To make the peculiar cry of an owl.

Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.

To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted with all the loot he got for his birthday.

A derisive cry or shout.

Money; as, you shouldn't carry all that loot around with you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in cattle futures.

The cry of an owl.

To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.

A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.

Goods or money obtained illegally

A loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

Informal terms for money

A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Take illegally; of intellectual property;

Something of little value;

Steal goods; take as spoils;

To utter a loud clamorous shout;