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raid
[ reyd ]
noun
- a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
a police raid on a gambling ring.
Synonyms: seizure
- Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
- a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
- Finance. a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
verb (used with object)
- to make a raid on.
- to steal from; loot:
a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
- to entice away from another:
Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.
- to indulge oneself by taking from, especially in order to eat:
raiding the cookie jar.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in a raid.
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Derived Forms
- ˈraider, noun
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Other Words From
- counter·raid noun verb
- un·raided adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of raid1
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Example Sentences
There have been at least 50 cases similar to the bathhouse raid in the last 18 months, human-rights groups estimate.
The last time there was a raid of this scale was in 2001, when 52 men were arrested on Queen Boat, a floating disco on the Nile.
A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.
Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.
The most recent raid was actually the second attempt to free Somers, a journalist taken in Yemen 15 months ago.
By that time, however, the Scots had completed another destructive raid.
Several volunteer companies had organized in various parts of the state for the first time after John Brown's Raid.
I would watch till midnight and then, if nothing happened, signal my companions to raid the house.
One phase of a successful Indian raid was missing; there were no warriors madly dancing about the burning homes.
Only the men who participated in a particular raid were allowed to share in its spoil.
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