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butin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booty noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  • haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
  • plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  • prey noun An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
  • spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
  • swag noun Free promotional items or merchandise handed out at events, or casually, any collection of nice possessions.

Senses

butin is used for these senses in English:

  • haul An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
  • plunder The loot attained by plundering.
  • prey (archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.
  • sack (uncountable) Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
  • spoil (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
  • swag (Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]

booty — full definition

  1. noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  2. noun Informal: the buttocks.

haul — full definition

  1. verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
  2. noun A quantity of something obtained or seized, especially through effort, theft, or a catch.
  3. verb Followed by "up": to call someone in to be disciplined or held to account.

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