plyndre — meaning in English

English meaning

• pillage verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
• sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.

Senses

plyndre is used for these senses in English:

• pillage (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
• sack To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

pillage — full definition

1. verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
2. noun The act of looting, or the goods taken by looting.

sack — full definition

1. noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
2. noun The violent looting and destruction of a captured city or town.
3. noun Informal: dismissal from a job.
4. noun American football: a tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can pass.
5. verb To dismiss someone from their job; to fire.

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