[{"word":"plundering","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The mercenaries plundered the small town."},{"definition":"To take (goods) by pillage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found."},{"definition":"To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"“Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around."},{"definition":"To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste."},{"definition":"To take unexpectedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plunder","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plundering"]}]