ransack ransack /ˈrænˌsæk/

verb

1. () Search thoroughly  ( comb , ransack )
   search thoroughly
    They combed the area for the missing child
   They combed the area for the missing child
   
2. () Steal goods; take as spoils  ( foray , loot , pillage , despoil , plunder , ransack , reave [Archaic] , rifle , strip )
   steal goods; take as spoils
    During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners