English to English
raid
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noun (n)
- an attempt by speculators to defraud investors(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on(verb.social)Example:
The police raided the crack house.
source: wordnet30 - enter someone else's territory and take spoils(verb.motion)Example:
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly.
source: wordnet30 - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock(verb.possession)Example:
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies.
source: wordnet30 - search for something needed or desired(verb.contact)Example:
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator.
source: wordnet30 - To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.(verb)source: webster1913