foray
[ fawr-ey, for-ey ]
/ ˈfɔr eɪ, ˈfɒr eɪ /
noun
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.
verb (used without object)
to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure: foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets.
verb (used with object)
to ravage in search of plunder; pillage.
Words nearby foray
foraminate, foraminifer, foraminiferan, forasmuch as, forasmuchas, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, forbes
Origin of foray
OTHER WORDS FROM foray
for·ay·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for forayed
He chose North Adams as his headquarters, and forayed thence in various directions over a radius of twenty miles.
Hawthorne and His Circle|Julian HawthorneI wonder how many people thought of this when Englishmen "forayed Gaza" just before Easter, 1917?
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George SaintsburyI surely have hunted and forayed and fought all the days of my life.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for forayed
foray
/ (ˈfɒreɪ) /
noun
a short raid or incursion
a first attempt or new undertaking
verb
to raid or ravage (a town, district, etc)
Derived forms of foray
forayer, nounWord Origin for foray
C14: from forrayen to pillage, from Old French forreier, from forrier forager, from fuerre fodder; see forage
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