raid

[Raid]

A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator.

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A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

Noun
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Noun
a sudden short attack

Verb
search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Verb
enter someone else''s territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"

Verb
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"

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Verb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"


n.
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

n.
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.

v. t.
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.


Raid

Raid , n. [Icel. rei&edh; 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.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids.
&hand; 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.]

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.

A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

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Usage Examples

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?

It's time to stop the raid on the Social Security trust fund and start allowing Americans to invest their Social Security taxes in personal savings accounts.

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