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raid

/ raid /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
Type of:
embezzlement peculation defalcation
verb Sense 2
search for something needed or desired
"Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
Type of:
search
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
"T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
Type of:
assume usurp seize
Derived:
raider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
Type of:
attack assail
Derived:
foray maraud
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a sudden short attack
Type of:
penetration incursion
Kinds of:
air raid air attack swoop
Derived:
maraud bust foray
verb Sense 6
enter someone else''s territory and take spoils
"The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
Type of:
intrude on invade obtrude upon
Kinds of:
maraud
Derived:
plunderer pillager looter spoiler despoiler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

embezzlement peculation defalcation search assume usurp seize attack assail penetration incursion air raid