What's the difference between loot and swag?

Loot


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of plundering.
  • (n.) Plunder; booty; especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city.
  • (v. t. & i.) To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Alfred Liyolo, 71, one of Congo’s leading sculptors , sold several bronzes to the palace in Gbadolite and designed a church and tomb for Mobutu’s first wife; all were lost or destroyed in the looting.
  • (2) There were numerous reports of looting and tampering with evidence, although rebel authorities angrily denied them.
  • (3) Photograph: Polish Government Despite his clear-eyed approach to the looted artworks, Wächter maintains that his father was an unwilling cog in the Nazi killing machine, a position that has won him many critics.
  • (4) This might be because they have not been paid and are motivated by a desire to loot, as well as to settle old and new scores with the opposing force.
  • (5) We want the painting back, with the admission that it was looted art,” he said.
  • (6) Ursula Nevin, 24, of Stretford, slept through the riots, but was jailed for five months after admitting handling stolen goods looted by her lodger.
  • (7) The primary need of the people is not western-style educational patronage, but an end to the arms trade and multinational looting of resources.
  • (8) Neither do we accept the owner could not have known it was looted.
  • (9) They just hear bullets and are on the loose running anywhere, looting, raping and doing anything.
  • (10) 'A n excessive sense of entitlement" was what the mayor of London ascribed to those looting their way across our sceptred isle – but he could have been referring to himself.
  • (11) They were looting, not shoplifting, and challenging the police for control of the streets, not stealing [policemen’s] hubcaps.
  • (12) And while large stores were targeted, some smaller shops had not escaped the looting.
  • (13) Parts of the town have been burnt, our facilities were completely looted, but people are coming back and are not afraid any more.
  • (14) Fred Abrahams of Human Rights Watch, who is in Tripoli, said anti-tank missiles were among weapons looted by Libyans before anti-Gaddafi militias overran western towns.
  • (15) On Wednesday the town of Mubi, home to Adamawa State University, was overrun by Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian soldiers fled, leaving its barracks to be looted of weapons.
  • (16) Photograph: Dr Oetker “This is an outstanding example of a private company doing the right thing with regards to Nazi-looted art and sets a standard of best practice in this field,” he said.
  • (17) Belgium was arguably the cruellest of all colonisers, the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko looted the nation's wealth for 32 years, then a civil war sparked by genocide in neighbouring Rwanda left more than 4 million people dead and brought about the biggest peacekeeping operation in UN history.
  • (18) The judge said – in a written ruling – that the Sony distribution warehouse had been destroyed and looted shortly before midnight on 8 August 2011 during "the widespread civil disorder and rioting which took place in London and elsewhere" after a man was shot and killed by police in Tottenham, north London.
  • (19) The looted art trove may help to shed light on one of the more obscure chapters in Nazi Germany's history.
  • (20) Saunders also attacked a branch of Tesco with a shovel and handed out looted property to other rioters.

Swag


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.
  • (v. i.) To sink down by its weight; to sag.
  • (n.) A swaying, irregular motion.
  • (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Then my 3rd was KFC and I knew he was right July 7, 2016 Already there are reports of churches and police stations being flooded by Pokémon Trainers keen to find rare Pokémon or grab swag from PokéStops.
  • (2) He sat on the main stage beneath a blue and yellow swagging.
  • (3) Henry and his team will be taking no prisoners until the swag is safely gathered in.
  • (4) The clip of him shacking out to the dubstep tune Swag Music became a particularly big hit.
  • (5) Invariably someone tweets a picture of a dog with pro-Israel swag , and it’s always absurd.
  • (6) "G osh," gasps Lucy Worsley, peering intently at Edward I's pendulous swags.
  • (7) Seeing as I've already broken the fashion ranks by revealing the Great 57th Birthday Denim Swag Haul, I shall further anger my style overlords by confessing I strongly disagree with this rule.
  • (8) Undoubtedly John Humphrys would ask him how he justifies his mighty swag to a striking staff on considerably less than the median.
  • (9) In a city of hustlers, tricksters, and go-getters, where the right dose of swag and gumption gets you farther than a college degree can, Furo is a bumbling non-entity.
  • (10) People push and cluster their way through the narrow alleyways between stands carrying big bags of swag – usually black T-shirts and posters and little action figures.
  • (11) One huckster inside the de facto pope swag bazaar at the Columbus Circle subway station confirmed that he would resell any tickets – any tickets he obtained whatsoever – at a higher price than he had paid.
  • (12) As Essence magazine recently swooned: “Mr Ali has some serious swag … from his cool demeanour and radiant smile to his deep laugh and dope style”.
  • (13) There is a lovely wisteria outside, forming great swags of flowers around the window - it feels like being in a treetop bower.
  • (14) Spiders slung swags and trusses of silk in every corner.
  • (15) I’ve shared slightly embarrassed glances with other suspected Pokémon Go players when we’ve all ended up crowded around the same landmark, unloading swag from the PokéStop – but my excitement when a Crabby appeared in the dairy section at the local supermarket was not shared by passing shoppers, who no doubt couldn’t work out why I was enthusiastically “photographing” milk.
  • (16) No, you might not be carrying the Chanel swag about your person (although you might – honestly, that Oxfam in Kensington is a goldmine), but you're still looking good, so enjoy it.
  • (17) UK commissions for ITV1 include SWAGS, a six-part drama series about service wives and girlfriends, and historical drama Mr Selfridge.
  • (18) I slept in a swag – basically, a glorified sleeping bag cover.
  • (19) Now that he’s got his second-term swag on, he’s able to let loose a little bit,” she said.
  • (20) Last month, the FBI director, James Comey, told an audience: “I put a piece of tape over the camera because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera.” The corporate swag company Idea Stage Promotions describes its Webcam Cover 1.0 as “the HOTTEST PROMOTIONAL ITEM on the market today”.

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