raid (noun)

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• raid — ► NOUN 1) a rapid surprise attack on an enemy or on premises to commit a crime. 2) a surprise visit by police to arrest suspects or seize illicit goods. ► VERB 1) make a raid on. 2) quickly and illicitly take something from (a place). DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• raid — [reɪd] noun [countable] FINANCE an occasion when someone suddenly buys a lot of shares in a company, usually as part of an attempt to take control of it: raid on • In a successful raid on Emhart Corp., the Fisher Getty partnership earned a $50… …   Financial and business terms

• raid´er — raid «rayd», noun, verb. –n. 1. an attack; sudden attack: »Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating (T. S. Eliot). 2. a sudden attack, usually by a small force having no intention of… …   Useful english dictionary

• raid — index attack, bait (harass), depredation, despoil, devastate, encroach, encroachment, foray …   Law dictionary

• raid — noun 1》 a rapid surprise attack on people or premises. 2》 a surprise visit by police to arrest suspects or seize illicit goods. 3》 Stock Exchange a hostile attempt to buy a controlling interest in the shares of a company. verb 1》 conduct a raid… …   English new terms dictionary

• raid — [[t]re͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ raids, raiding, raided 1) VERB When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy s land. → See also air raid [V n] The guerrillas… …   English dictionary

• raid — 1 noun (C) 1 a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control (+ on): a bombing raid on the railway line | cross border raids | carry out/launch/make a raid: Aircraft are carrying out raids on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• raid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surprise attack ADJECTIVE ▪ daring ▪ major ▪ punitive, retaliatory ▪ dawn, daylight, night …   Collocations dictionary

• raid — I UK [reɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms raid : singular raid plural raids ** 1) a sudden short military attack an air raid by enemy jets raid on/against: Soldiers carried out raids on enemy targets in the area. 2) an action by police… …   English dictionary

• raid — raid1 [ reıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a sudden short military attack: an air raid by enemy jets raid on/against: Soldiers carried out raids on enemy targets in the area. 2. ) an action by police officers in which they suddenly enter a place in order… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• raid — 1. noun 1) the raid on Dieppe Syn: attack, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie, onslaught, storming 2) a raid on a shop Syn: robbery, burglary, hold up …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary