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Definitions for Raid

[1] a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
[2] Military . a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
[3] a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
[4] Finance . a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
[5] to make a raid on.
[6] to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
[7] to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.
[8] to indulge oneself by taking from, especially in order to eat: raiding the cookie jar.
[9] to engage in a raid.
[10] a sudden surprise attack an air raid
[11] a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods a fraud-squad raid
[12] See also bear raid, dawn raid
[13] to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
[14] to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc raiding the larder

Words related to Raid

capture, break-in, onslaught, sortie, sweep, arrest, assault, invasion, incursion, bomb, plunder, rob, bombard, blockade, harass, ransack, storm, loot, invade, overrun

Words nearby Raid

rahv, rahway, rai, raia, raiatea, raid, raider, rail, rail anchor, rail bead, rail detector car

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, verb
un·raid·ed , adjective

Word origin for Raid

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

Synonyms for Raid

arrest, assault, break-in, capture, incursion, invasion, onslaught, sortie, surprise attack, sweep, bust, descent, foray, inroad, irruption, onset, pull, reconnaissance, roundup, sally, forced entrance, hit-and-run, shootup, tipover