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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors v
1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: foray into, raid]
3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) rade, from Old English r?d ride, raid — more at road Date: 15th century 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 (as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations 3. the act of mulcting public money 4. an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling II. verb Date: 1865 intransitive verb to conduct or take part in a raid transitive verb to make a raid on

U.S. Military Dictionary

An operation to temporarily seize an area in order to secure information, confuse an adversary, capture personnel or equipment, or to destroy a capability. It ends with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission. (JP 3-0)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a rapid surprise attack, esp.: a by troops, aircraft, etc. in warfare. b to commit a crime or do harm. 2 a surprise attack by police etc. to arrest suspected persons or seize illicit goods. 3 Stock Exch. an attempt to lower prices by the concerted selling of shares. 4 (foll. by on, upon) a forceful or insistent attempt to make a person or thing provide something. --v.tr. 1 make a raid on (a person, place, or thing). 2 plunder, deplete . Derivatives: raider n. Etymology: ME, Sc. form of OE rad ROAD(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Raid Raid, n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.] 1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. Marauding chief! his sole delight. The moonlight raid, the morning fight. --Sir W. Scott. There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids. --H. Spenser. Note: A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its application. 2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury. [Colloq. U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Raid Raid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raided; p. pr. & vb. n. Raiding.] To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(raids, raiding, raided) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land. The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp... N-COUNT: oft N on/against n see also air raid 2. If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons. Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. They were arrested early this morning after a raid on a house by thirty armed police. N-COUNT: oft N on n 3. If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something. (BRIT) A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. ...an armed raid on a small Post Office... N-COUNT: oft N on n 4. If you raid the fridge or the larder, you take food from it to eat instead of a meal or in between meals. (INFORMAL) She made her way to the kitchen to raid the fridge. VERB: V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rad (1Sa 27:10).

See WAR, 3.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Invasion, inroad, foray, irruption, hostile incursion (especially of mounted men).

Moby Thesaurus

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