v. i. To make a thorough search. [ 1913 Webster ]
To ransack in the tas [ heap ] of bodies dead. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their vow is made
To ransack Troy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Even your father's house
Shall not be free from ransack. J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]