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Meaning of 'raid'
Meaning of 'raid' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Raid 
[ n.]
- A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of
mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. [ n.]- An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
2. Raid [ v. t.]
- To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the
border counties. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'raid' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. raid [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- search for something needed or desired
- search for something needed or desired
Example in sentence:
- Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
Meaning (2):
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
Example in sentence:
- T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
Meaning (3):
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils
Example in sentence:
- The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
Meaning (4):
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Example in sentence:
- The police raided the crack house
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