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raid

noun

1 raid

A sudden short attack.

synonyms: foray, maraud.

Roget 791: stealing etc. v.; theft, thievery, latrociny, direption; abstraction, appropriation; plagiary, plagiarism; autoplagiarism; latrocinium.    spoliation, ... show more

Roget 716: attack; assault, assault and battery; onset, onslaught, charge.    aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ... show more

Dutch: onverwachte aanval, hold-up, holdup, overval, roofoverval
Polish: wypad

2 raid

An attempt by speculators to defraud investors.

verb

1 raid

Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on:
— The police raided the crack house.

synonym: bust.

2 raid

Enter someone else's territory and take spoils:
— The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly.

synonym: foray into.

3 raid

Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.

4 raid

Search for something needed or desired.


Moby thesaurus: air attack, air raid, air strike, assault, attack, banditry, bear raid, blitz, board, boarding, brigandage, brigandism, bull raid, bust, corner, corner in, depredate, depredation, descend upon, despoil ... show more.

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