Loot
Loot verb - To search through with the intent of committing robbery.
Usage example: the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night
Rake
Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Both words in one sentence
- Set yourself up in a box, summon your minions, and watch them tear the enemies a new one while you kick back and rake in the loot.
Source: Game Breaker / Terraria - Things start falling apart for the two home invaders in Stronghold when one of them starts a fistfight with a guy who was trying to steal their loot, and punches him accidentally towards rake-spikes, which impale him from the back of his neck.
Source: Accidental Murder
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