raid

[ reyd ]

/ reɪd /

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noun

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.

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.

SYNONYMS FOR raid

1 seizure.

2 incursion, invasion, inroad.

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Origin of raid

1375–1425; Middle English (north and Scots ) ra(i)de,Old English rād expedition, literally, a riding; doublet of road

OTHER WORDS FROM raid

coun·ter·raid, noun, verbun·raid·ed, adjective

Words nearby raid

Rahv, Rahway, rai, raia, Raiatea, raid, raider, rail, railage, rail anchor, rail bead

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Example sentences from the Web for raid

The residents who carried out the raid had lurked some time before.
Two men in Indonesia’s Aceh province caned for having sex|Michael K. Lavers|January 30, 2021|Washington Blade
Montgomery County officials released police body-camera video Monday from a fatal no-knock raid in suburban Maryland last year — footage that confirmed SWAT officers did not record the actual shooting of 21-year-old Duncan Lemp.
Body-cam video in fatal Duncan Lemp raid confirms police did not record shooting|Dan Morse|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
The raid signals how dependent the industry had become on unauthorized workers.
How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19|by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell|December 21, 2020|ProPublica
At the same time, immigration raids in the mid-2000s pushed many meatpackers, including Tyson, to recruit refugees and immigrants with work authorization from Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|ProPublica

He was there for every major story, including the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound and the endless wars along the country’s frontiers.
Revisiting Pakistan’s tangle of contradictions and violence|Bilal Qureshi|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
There have been at least 50 cases similar to the bathhouse raid in the last 18 months, human-rights groups estimate.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays|Bel Trew|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays|Bel Trew|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most recent raid was actually the second attempt to free Somers, a journalist taken in Yemen 15 months ago.
Did U.S. Policy Get Luke Somers Killed?|Shane Harris|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By that time, however, the Scots had completed another destructive raid.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Several volunteer companies had organized in various parts of the state for the first time after John Brown's Raid.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I would watch till midnight and then, if nothing happened, signal my companions to raid the house.
The Staircase At The Hearts Delight|Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)
One phase of a successful Indian raid was missing; there were no warriors madly dancing about the burning homes.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Only the men who participated in a particular raid were allowed to share in its spoil.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various

British Dictionary definitions for raid

raid

/ (reɪd) /

noun

a sudden surprise attackan air raid

a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goodsa fraud-squad raid

verb

to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)

to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etcraiding the larder

Derived forms of raid

raider, noun

Word Origin for raid

C15: Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road

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