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1. (n.) raid
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
a police raid on a narcotics ring.
2. raid
a sudden attack on an enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
3. raid
an effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
4. raid
a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
5. (v.t.) raid
to make a raid on.
6. (v.i.) raid
to engage in a raid.
Etymology: (1375–1425; ME (north and Scots) ra(i)de, OE rād expedition, lit., a riding; doublet of road)
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| Definition of 'RAID' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) foray, raid, maraud
a sudden short attack
2. (verb) raid
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
3. (verb) raid, bust
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
4. (verb) foray into, raid
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
"The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
5. (verb) raid
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
"T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
6. (verb) raid
search for something needed or desired
"Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
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1. (noun) raid
a sudden military attack
night raids
2. raid
an occasion when police enter a place by force to find sth
five suspects arrested in a drug raid
3. raid
a sudden attack on a place in which thieves steal
a bank raid
4. (verb) raid
(of police) to enter a place by force to find sth
Special agents raided the building.
5. raid
to steal from a place
Thieves raided the cash register.; Who raided the cookie jar?
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| Definition of 'RAID' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) RAID
a hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray
2. (noun) RAID
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
3. (verb) RAID
to make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties
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| Definition of 'RAID' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. RAID
An operation to temporarily seize an area in order to secure information, confuse an adversary, capture personnel or equipment, or to destroy a capability. It ends with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission.
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Sense: a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack
The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.
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 Afrikaans: strooptog |
 Arabic: هَجوم سَريع ومُفاجِئ |
 Bulgarian: набег |
 Brazilian: tomar de assalto |
 Czech: útok, přepad |
 German: derÜberfall, die Razzia |
 Danish: raid; razzia |
 Greek: επιδρομή |
 Spanish: incursión, ataque |
 Estonian: (äkk)rünnak, haarang |
 Farsi: حمله ناگهانی؛ یورش |
 Finnish: hyökkäys |
 French: raid |
 Hebrew: הַתקָפָה |
 Hindi: धावा |
 Croatian: provala, racija |
 Hungarian: rajtaütés |
 Indonesian: menggerebek |
 Icelandic: rassía |
 Italian: raid, incursione, irruzio |
 Japanese: 急襲 |
 Korean: 급습 |
 Lithuanian: reidas, antpuolis |
 Latvian: reids; (pēkšņs) uzbrukums |
 Malay: serangan |
 Dutch: aanval, overval |
 Norwegian: rassia |
 Polish: napad, obława |
 Persian: حمله ناگهانی؛ یورش |
 Pashto: يرغل، چپاو، شزكه، لوټ، تا |
 Portuguese: assalto |
 Romanian: raid |
 Russian: налёт; облава |
 Slovak: útok, prepad |
 Slovenian: nenaden napad |
 Serbian: prepad |
 Swedish: räd, razzia |
 Thai: การจู่โจม |
 Turkish: baskın, saldırı |
 Taiwanese: 襲擊 |
 Ukrainian: раптовий напад; рейд |
 Urdu: اچانک حملہ |
 Vietnamese: cuộc đột kích |
 Chinese: 袭击 |
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