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   raid

   /rād/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces in warfare: "a bombing raid" Similar surprise attackhit-and-run raidtip-and-run raidassaultdescentblitzincursionforaysortiesallyinroadonslaughtonrushstormingchargethrustoffensiveinvasionblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ a surprise attack to commit a crime, especially to steal from business premises: "an early morning raid on a bank" Similar robberyburglaryholdupbreak-inmuggingrobbingpillaginglootingplunderplunderingransackingsacksackingmaraudinginformal:snatchsmash-and-grabblagheiststickup
   • ▪ a surprise visit by police to arrest suspected people or seize illicit goods: "a police raid on his home" Similar swoopsurprise searchinformal:busttakedown
   • ▪ a hostile attempt to buy a major or controlling interest in the shares of a company.

   verb

   • 1. conduct a raid on: "officers raided thirty homes yesterday" Similar attackmake a raid onassaultset upondescend onswoop onharassharryblitzmake inroads onassailstormrushchargeplundersteal frompillagelootriflemaraudstripransacksackliterary:despoilarchaic:reavespoilrare:depredatespoliateforagerobsteal fromhold upbreak intomake a raid oninformal:stick upsearchmake a search ofswoop onmake a raid oninformal:bust
   • ▪ quickly and illicitly take something from (a place): "she crept down the stairs to raid the pantry"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): Scots variant of road in the early senses ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’. The noun became rare from the end of the 16th century but was revived by Sir Walter Scott; the verb dates from the mid 19th century.

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   1. a. : a hostile or predatory incursion. b. : a surprise attack by a small force. 2. a. : a brief foray outside one's usual sphere. b. : a sudden invasion by officers of the law. c. : a daring operation against a competitor. d. : the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations. 3.

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   RAID definition: 1. a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people: 2. the act of entering a place by…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something. [ British ] A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank.

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   1. A surprise attack by a small armed force. 2. A sudden forcible entry into a place by police: a raid on a gambling den. 3. An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables. 4.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raidRaid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out — police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator. When an army launches a raid, you can say they raid, or attack abruptly.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishraid noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /reɪd/ a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft. to conduct/launch a raid. raid on something The air force carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases. raid against something The raids against military targets continued. Collocations War and peace. see also air raid. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1.

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   RAID meaning: 1 : a surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers or other military forces; 2 : an occurrence in which police suddenly enter a place in a forceful way to find criminals, illegal drugs, etc.