English to English noun
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a sudden short attack | | source: wordnet30
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an attempt by speculators to defraud investors | | source: wordnet30
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A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. | | source: webster1913 verb
4 |
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on | | Example: The police raided the crack house
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5 |
enter someone else's territory and take spoils | | Example: The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
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take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock | | Example: T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
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search for something needed or desired | | Example: Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
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To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties. | | source: webster1913
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