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raid
[ reyd ]
noun
- a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
a police raid on a gambling ring.
Synonyms:
- Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
Synonyms: , ,
- a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
- Finance. a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
verb (used with object)
- to make a raid on.
- to steal from; loot:
a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
- to entice away from another:
Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.
- to indulge oneself by taking from, especially in order to eat:
raiding the cookie jar.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in a raid.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲt· noun verb
- ܲ·Ļ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of raid1
Example Sentences
Carlos Carrillo as the person “who appeared to be in charge” of the raid that night.
Customs and Border Protection executed a raid at a Home Depot in Pomona where officials say 10 people were arrested by agents who arrived in unmarked vehicles.
However, in 2015, its offices were raided – including by investigators from NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services – following concerns into how the deals were secured.
Leavitt also touted an immigration raid at an "underground" nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, where she said officials detained more than 100 undocumented immigrants and seized weapons and drugs.
Twenty-five people have been arrested in early morning raids across France in response to a wave of coordinated attacks on prisons and the homes of prison officers in April.
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