Defenition of the word raid
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Defenition of the word raid
- a sudden short attack
- enter someone else's territory
- make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
- an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
- search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
- enter someone else''s territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
- search for something needed or desired
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Synonyms for the word raid
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- bust
- foray
- foray into
- maraud
- mulcting
Hyponyms for the word raid
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- air attack
- air raid
- maraud
- swoop
Hypernyms for the word raid
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- arrogate
- assail
- assume
- attack
- defalcation
- embezzlement
- encroach upon
- incursion
- intrude on
- invade
- misapplication
- misappropriation
- obtrude upon
- peculation
- penetration
- search
- seize
- take over
- usurp
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