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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a sudden short attack;
[syn: foray, raid, maraud]

2. an attempt by speculators to defraud investors;


VERB (4)

1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
- Example: "The police raided the crack house"
[syn: raid, bust]

2. enter someone else's territory and take spoils;
- Example: "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
[syn: foray into, raid]

3. take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;
- Example: "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"

4. search for something needed or desired;
- Example: "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Raid \Raid\ (r[=a]d), n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to
   E. road. See Road a way.]
   1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion
      of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry
      force; a foray.
      [1913 Webster]

            Marauding chief! his sole delight
            The moonlight raid, the morning fight. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
      [1913 Webster]

            There are permanent conquests, temporary
            occupations, and occasional raids.    --H. Spenser.
      [1913 Webster]

   Note: A Scottish word which came into common use in the
         United States during the Civil War, and was soon
         extended in its application.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. 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. [Colloq. U. S.]
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Raid \Raid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raided; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Raiding.]
   To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the
   border counties.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

raid
    n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
    2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
    v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
         "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
    2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates
       raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: foray into,
       raid]
    3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its
       stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
    4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter
       raided our refrigerator"


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

RAID

   Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks