Loot and Wreck

Loot

Loot verb - To search through with the intent of committing robbery.

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Wreck and loot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Loot".

Nearby Words: looted, looting, looter

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

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Loot and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loot" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

body	loot body	wreck body
place	loot place	wreck place
house	loot house	wreck house
time	loot time	wreck time
Other words: room, earth, home, tower, ship, planet, town, city, weapons, ships.

Sadly, the same can't be said for the wreck that's left behind, though that's so you don't have to go chasing it down when you want to loot it.

Source: Explosions in Space
The rat bastards will do the same thing, except if you pay up they destroy you and loot your wreck anyway.

Source: Pragmatic Villainy aka: Pragmatic Villain
If you pay up, they'll let you go, otherwise they blow you up and loot your wreck.

Source: Pragmatic Villainy aka: Pragmatic Villain

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