loot
/ˈlut/
nounverb
Familiar
1.n.goods or money obtained illegally
2.n.informal terms for money
3.v.take illegally; of intellectual property
“This writer plundered from famous authors”
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loot and lute are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. loot means “goods or money obtained illegally”. lute means “a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid”.
/ˈlut/
1.n.goods or money obtained illegally
2.n.informal terms for money
3.v.take illegally; of intellectual property
“This writer plundered from famous authors”
/ˈlut/
| loot | lute | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlut/ | /ˈlut/ |
| Said | loot | loot |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 4 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | booty, pillage, plunder | luting |
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1.n.a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
2.n.chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard