Pillage In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pillage", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Ann Thu calendar 2021-09-25 10:09

Meaning of Pillage

Pillage

verb

To violently steal something from a place or a person, or take something as spoils, especially in wartime

Invaders attacked the island and pillaged food.

noun

The act of stealing something from a place or a person in a violent way, or taking something as spoils, especially in wartime

People were evacuated to avoid violence or pillage before the attack.

The prohibition on pillage should be applied in conflicts.

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rob (one) blind

1. To take a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion

2. To charge someone too much money for something

steal a base

Used to indicate the action of a base runner who sneak from one base to another in a baseball

steal someone blind

To deviously and illegally take everything one has. Sometimes said to imply that someone is asking an excessive amount of money for something.
 

catch somebody with somebody's fingers in the till

To catch or to find someone who steals money from the place they work.

Grammar and Usage of Pillage

Verb Forms

  • pillage
  • pillaged
  • pillages
  • pillaging
  • Noun Forms

    • pillager

The verb "pillage" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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to rob the cradle
have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
Example: The middle aged man robbed the cradle with the teenager.
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