Dictionary definition · raid
noun
- a sudden short attack
- an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
verb
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on"The police raided the crack house"
- 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 for something needed or desired"Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).