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raid

Syllabification: (raid)
Pronunciation: /rād/
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Definition of raid

noun

  • a sudden attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces in warfare:a bombing raid
  • a surprise attack to commit a crime, especially to steal from business premises:an early morning raid on a bank
  • a surprise visit by police to arrest suspected people or seize illicit goods.
  • Stock Market a hostile attempt to buy a major or controlling interest in the shares of a company.

verb

[with object]
  • conduct a raid on:officers raided thirty homes yesterday
  • quickly and illicitly take something from (a place):she crept down the stairs to raid the pantry

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun): Scots variant of road in the early senses 'journey on horseback', 'foray.' The noun became rare from the end of the 16th century but was revived by Sir Walter Scott; the verb dates from the mid 19th century

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