Definitions for raid

Definitions for (noun) raid

Main entry: raid

Definition: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors


Main entry: raid, foray, maraud

Definition: a sudden short attack


Definitions for (verb) raid

Main entry: raid

Definition: search for something needed or desired

Usage: Our babysitter raided our refrigerator


Main entry: foray into, raid

Definition: enter someone else's territory and take spoils

Usage: The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly


Main entry: raid

Definition: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

Usage: T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies


Main entry: raid, bust

Definition: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

Usage: The police raided the crack house


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