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raid

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: raid

1
 nv
a sudden short attack
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
2
 nv
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: raid
1

n a sudden short attack

Synonyms:
foray, maraud
Types:
air attack, air raid
an attack by armed planes on a surface target
swoop
a very rapid raid
Type of:
incursion, penetration
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

v search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

“The police raided the crack house”
Synonyms:
bust
Type of:
assail, attack
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

v enter someone else's territory and take spoils

“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
Synonyms:
foray into
Types:
maraud
raid and rove in search of booty
Type of:
encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

v search for something needed or desired

“Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”
Type of:
search
subject to a search
2

n an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Type of:
defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

v take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

“T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
Type of:
arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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