raid
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
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.
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.
to engage in a raid.
Origin of raid
1Other words for raid
Other words from raid
- coun·ter·raid, noun, verb
- un·raid·ed, adjective
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How to use raid in a sentence
A few weeks later, the militants carried out a series of raids on border posts, killing five Iranian policemen.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a major source for steel during World War II, Sheffield was a frequent target of bombing raids.
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Another week, he caught scores of the rodents that had been conducting raids on vegetables.
And even as he plots defenses against American and allied air raids, he is taunting Vladimir Putin and his allies in Grozny.
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The Moros possessed a large number of Remington rifles, looted from the Spaniards, on whom they had often made surprise raids.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe square was dark, that first darkness of London, when air raids were threatened but had not yet taken place.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartIn a series of lightning raids Port Adelaide police have arrested six teenagers who they claim are members of a sex cult.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.Air raids had grown common in Dunkirk, and there were no street lights in the little city.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartThe boys continued to talk, as they ate, of tricks they had played and of raids they had taken part in, down the island.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for raid
/ (reɪd) /
a sudden surprise attack: an air raid
a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods: a fraud-squad raid
to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc: raiding the larder
Origin of raid
1Derived forms of raid
- raider, noun
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