Loot vs. Raid

Lootnoun

A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.

Raidnoun

(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

Lootnoun

The act of plundering.

‘the loot of an ancient city’;

Raidnoun

An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering

‘a police raid of a narcotics factory’; ‘a raid of contractors on the public treasury’;

Lootnoun

plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.

Raidnoun

(sports) An attacking movement.

Lootnoun

any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents

Raidnoun

(Internet) An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

Lootnoun

(video games) Items dropped by defeated enemies.

Raidnoun

(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.

Lootverb

To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

‘to loot valuables from a temple’;

Raidverb

(transitive) To engage in a raid against.

‘The police raided the gambling den.’; ‘The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.’;

Lootverb

To steal from.

‘to loot a temple for valuables’;

Raidverb

(transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.

Lootverb

(video games) to examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot.

Raidverb

(transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.

‘I raided the fridge for snacks.’;

Lootnoun

The act of plundering.

Raidnoun

A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

‘Marauding chief! his sole delightThe moonlight raid, the morning fight.’; ‘There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids.’;

Lootnoun

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

Raidnoun

An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.

Lootnoun

Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.

Raidverb

To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

Lootnoun

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

Raidnoun

a sudden short attack

Lootnoun

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.

Raidnoun

an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Lootverb

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

‘Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.’;

Raidverb

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;

‘The police raided the crack house’;

Lootnoun

goods or money obtained illegally

Raidverb

enter someone else's territory and take spoils;

‘The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly’;

Lootnoun

informal terms for money

Raidverb

take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;

‘T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies’;

Lootverb

take illegally; of intellectual property;

‘This writer plundered from famous authors’;

Raidverb

search for something needed or desired;

‘Our babysitter raided our refrigerator’;

Lootverb

steal goods; take as spoils;

‘During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners’;

Lootnoun

private property taken from an enemy in war

‘the rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis's expeditions into Italy’;

Lootnoun

stolen money or valuables

‘the gang escaped with their loot’;

Lootnoun

money

‘ten thousand quid is a lot of loot’;

Lootverb

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

‘police confronted the protestors who were looting shops’;

Lootverb

steal (goods) in a war, riot, etc.

‘tonnes of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted’;

Lootverb

steal (something) from someone

‘a gang looted Rs. 1.5 lakh from a passenger’;