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raid

(r/eI/d )

a sudden short attack(noun.act)

Synonym:
foray, maraud

source: wordnet30
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.(noun)

source: webster1913

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on(verb.social)

Example:
The police raided the crack house.

Synonym:
bust

source: wordnet30
enter someone else's territory and take spoils(verb.motion)

Example:
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly.

Synonym:
foray into

source: wordnet30
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock(verb.possession)

Example:
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies.

source: wordnet30
search for something needed or desired(verb.contact)

Example:
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator.

source: wordnet30
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.(verb)

source: webster1913

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