Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense raids, present participle raiding, past tense, past participle 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.
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: steal from, break into, loot, plunder More Synonyms of raid
Raid is also a noun.
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp. [+ on/against]
Its planes are carrying out heavy bombing raids against the guerrillas.
2. See also air raid
3. verb
If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons.
Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: make a search of, search, bust [informal], descend on More Synonyms of raid
Raid is also a noun.
They were arrested early this morning after a raid on a house by thirty armed police. [+ on]
4. verb
If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something.
[British]
A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank. [VERB noun]
Raid is also a noun.
...an armed raid on a small Post Office. [+ on]
He carried out a series of bank raids.
5. verb
If you raid the fridge or the larder, you take food from it to eat instead of a meal or in between meals.
[informal]
She made her way to the kitchen to raid the fridge. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of raid
raid in British English
(reɪd)
noun
1.
a sudden surprise attack
an air raid
2.
a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods
a fraud-squad raid
See also bear raid, dawn raid
verb
3.
to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
4.
to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc
raiding the larder
Derived forms
raider (ˈraider)
noun
Word origin
C15: Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road
raid in American English
(reɪd)
noun
1.
a.
a sudden, hostile attack, esp. by troops, military aircraft, etc., or by armed, usually mounted, bandits intent on looting
b.
any act or instance of entering to remove or capture something
a midnight raid on a refrigerator
2.
any sudden invasion of a place, as by police, for discovering and dealing with violations of the law
3. US
an attempt, as by a business concern, to lure employees from a competitor
4.
a deliberate attempt by one or more speculators to cause a quick, unexpected fall in stock market prices
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5.
to make a raid or raids (on)
Derived forms
raider (ˈraider)
noun
Word origin
North Eng var. of road, preserving etym. sense, “a riding”: used orig. of an incursion along the border
Examples of 'raid' in a sentence
raid
He was jailed in 2012 for driving the getaway car in a bank raid.
The Sun (2016)
During her interview with French police after the raid she informed them that she wanted to make a legal complaint.
The Sun (2017)
Both were held at their London homes and six more men and a woman were also arrested in raids across the capital.
The Sun (2016)
New South Wales police raided his home and a storage facility where items including documents and hard drives were seized.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It must be the simplest thing to discover that the US air force did not raid Germany at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One drill using mannequins as opponents focused on team shape after attacking raids and, in particular, finding the shortest route back into a position.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The momentum of the raiding force carried it through.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
The houses raided and searched again included innocuous terraced homes and semis.
The Sun (2012)
Two other medics have also been raided.
The Sun (2009)
He was also killed during a police raid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yesterday it was boarded up after being raided by armed police.
The Sun (2015)
That will mean more raids on the bank account.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Special forces raids are increasing in number.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Another man was arrested in a back garden yesterday as cops raided four houses.
The Sun (2015)
He also raided secondhand vinyl shops in search of obscure sounds to sample.
The Sun (2012)
Why stage a risky armed raid on a post office when you can just dig up a phone line.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He left after security forces raided his home and told his wife they would kill him when they found him.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Police saw their opportunity and raided the house but the valuables recovered are at the lower end of the scale.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
First-time buyers must learn to raid the bank of mum and dad more effectively to get a foot on the ladder.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It begins when armed militia raid a village in the Sudan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The victims of the botched raid also had their origins in Bangladesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A quarter say they were forced to raid the joint account because they spent beyond their means.
The Sun (2013)
So we applaud the plans to be announced next week to raid their bank accounts for debts over 1,000.
The Sun (2014)
Yesterday, the police had raided.
Alexander Masters STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)
The change in sensibilities has been wreaked not through the police raiding homes at dawn, but through the gradual and welcome evolution of society.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
No matter how many police raids are conducted, if we cannot guarantee their protection young victims will remain too terrified to testify against their traffickers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Rats raid buildings for food, but prefer to live outdoors, often in compost heaps for warmth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
By the time US forces raided the building to free them, it was empty.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
raid
British English: raid /reɪd/ NOUN
A raid is a sudden surprise attack.
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
American English: raid
Arabic: غَارَة
Brazilian Portuguese: incursão
Chinese: 搜捕
Croatian: prepad
Czech: nálet
Danish: raid
Dutch: inval
European Spanish: asalto
Finnish: yllätyshyökkäys
French: raid
German: Überfall
Greek: επιδρομή
Italian: incursione
Japanese: 襲撃
Korean: 급습
Norwegian: plutselig angrep
Polish: najazd
European Portuguese: incursão
Romanian: descindere
Russian: налет
Latin American Spanish: asalto
Swedish: räd
Thai: การจู่โจม
Turkish: baskın
Ukrainian: рейд
Vietnamese: cuộc đột kích
British English: raid /reɪd/ 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.
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
American English: raid
Arabic: يَغْزو
Brazilian Portuguese: invadir
Chinese: 搜捕
Croatian: napasti iznenada
Czech: vyplenit
Danish: foretage et raid mod
Dutch: overvallen
European Spanish: asaltar
Finnish: hyökätä yllättäen
French: attaquer
German: überfallen
Greek: κάνω επιδρομή
Italian: irrompere
Japanese: 襲撃する
Korean: 급습하다
Norwegian: raide
Polish: najechać
European Portuguese: invadir
Romanian: a descinde
Russian: совершать налет
Latin American Spanish: asaltar
Swedish: göra en räd
Thai: จู่โจม
Turkish: baskın yapmak
Ukrainian: робити наліт
Vietnamese: tấn công bất ngờ
All related terms of 'raid'
air raid
An air raid is an attack by military aircraft in which bombs are dropped . This expression is usually used by the country or group that is suffering the attack.
bank raid
an attack on a bank, often involving firearms and violence , with the aim of stealing money or other valuables
bear raid
an attempt to force down the price of a security or commodity by sustained selling
dawn raid
If police officers carry out a dawn raid , they go to someone's house very early in the morning to search it or arrest them.
drug raid
a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry , with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
ram raid
A ram-raid is the crime of using a car to drive into and break a shop window in order to steal things from the shop.
border raid
an incursion by attackers into a neighbouring country
drugs raid
a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry , with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
Baedeker raid
one of the German air raids in 1942 on places of cultural and historical importance in England
Jameson Raid
an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
air-raid siren
a device that sounds an alarm to warn people when an air raid is expected
no-knock raid
a search warrant that allows police officers to enter a property without knocking
air-raid shelter
a structure, often located underground , that is designed to protect people during an air raid
air-raid warden
a member of a civil defence organization responsible for enforcing regulations , etc, during an air attack
air-raid warning
an alarm that sounds to warn people when an air raid is expected
hit-and-run raid
a raid relying on surprise allied to a rapid departure from the scene of operations for the desired effect
raid an address
Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
air-raid precautions
measures taken to protect the public from air-raid attacks
smash-and-grab raid
of or relating to a robbery in which a shop window is broken and the contents removed
Chinese translation of 'raid'
raid
(reɪd)
n(c)
(by soldiers, police) 突袭(襲) (tūxí)
(by criminal) 袭(襲)击(擊) (xíjī)
vt
[soldiers, police]突袭(襲) (tūxí)
[criminal]袭(襲)击(擊) (xíjī)
1 (verb)
Definition
to sneak into (a place) in order to steal
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
Synonyms
steal from
break into
loot
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
plunder
They plundered and burned the town.
ransack
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.
pillage
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
sack
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
2 (verb)
Definition
to make a raid on
8th century Vikings set off to raid the coasts of Europe.
Synonyms
attack
The infantry's aim was to slow attacking forces.
invade
In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.
assault
They would be compelled to assault the capital from the south.
rifle
The men rifled through his clothing.
forage (military)
They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel.
fall upon
swoop down upon
reive (dialect)
3 (verb)
Definition
to make a raid on
Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices.
Synonyms
make a search of
search
bust (informal)
They were busted for possession of cannabis.
descend on
make a raid on
make a swoop on
foray
1 (noun)
Definition
a sudden surprise attack
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
Synonyms
attack
a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets
invasion
seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain
seizure
I was prescribed drugs to control seizures.
onset
foray
She made her first forays into politics.
sortie
They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.
incursion
armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces
surprise attack
hit-and-run attack
sally
inroad
irruption
2 (noun)
Definition
a surprise visit by police searching for people or goods
a raid on a house by thirty armed police
Synonyms
bust (informal)
He was imprisoned after a drug bust.
swoop
a swoop on a German lorry
descent
The airplane encountered turbulence on its descent into the airport.
surprise search
3 (noun)
He carried out a series of bank raids.
Synonyms
robbery
The gang committed dozens of armed robberies.
sacking
break-in
The break-in had occurred just before midnight.
looting
burglary
He's been arrested for burglary.
ransacking
pillaging
smash-and-grab (informal)
home invasion (Australian, New Zealand)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assault
Definition
to attack violently
They would be compelled to assault the capital from the south.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
storm,
invade,
fall on,
strike at,
swoop on,
assail
in the sense of break-in
Definition
the act of illegally entering a building, esp. by thieves
The break-in had occurred just before midnight.
Synonyms
burglary,
robbery,
breaking and entering,
home invasion (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of burglary
Definition
the crime of entering a building as a trespasser to commit theft or another offence
He's been arrested for burglary.
Synonyms
breaking and entering,
housebreaking,
break-in,
home invasion (Australian, New Zealand)
Synonyms of 'raid'
raid
Explore 'raid' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of descent
Definition
the act of descending
The airplane encountered turbulence on its descent into the airport.
Synonyms
fall,
drop,
plunge,
coming down,
swoop
in the sense of forage
Definition
to obtain by searching about
They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel.
Synonyms
search,
hunt,
scavenge,
cast about,
seek,
explore,
raid,
scour,
plunder,
look round,
rummage,
ransack,
scrounge (informal),
fossick (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of foray
Definition
a short raid or incursion
She made her first forays into politics.
Synonyms
raid,
sally,
incursion,
inroad,
attack,
assault,
invasion,
swoop,
reconnaissance,
sortie,
irruption
in the sense of incursion
Definition
an inroad or encroachment
armed incursions into border areas by rebel forces
Synonyms
foray,
raid,
invasion,
penetration,
infiltration,
inroad,
irruption
in the sense of invade
Definition
to enter (a country or territory) by military force
In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.
Synonyms
attack,
storm,
assault,
capture,
occupy,
seize,
raid,
overwhelm,
violate,
conquer,
overrun,
annex,
march into,
assail,
descend upon,
infringe on,
burst in on,
make inroads on
in the sense of invasion
Definition
the act of invading with armed forces
seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain
Synonyms
attack,
assault,
capture,
takeover,
raid,
offensive,
occupation,
conquering,
seizure,
onslaught,
foray,
appropriation,
sortie,
annexation,
incursion,
expropriation (formal),
inroad,
irruption,
arrogation
in the sense of irruption
Synonyms
invasion,
raid,
breaking in,
foray,
intrusion,
incursion,
inroad,
forcible entry
in the sense of loot
Definition
to steal (money or goods) during war or riots
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
Synonyms
plunder,
rob,
raid,
sack,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of pillage
Definition
to steal property violently, often in war
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
Synonyms
plunder,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
spoil (archaic),
rifle,
loot,
ravage,
ransack,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
reive (dialect),
depredate (rare),
freeboot,
spoliate
in the sense of plunder
Definition
to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime
They plundered and burned the town.
Synonyms
loot,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ransack
Definition
to plunder or pillage
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.
Synonyms
plunder,
raid,
loot,
pillage,
strip,
sack,
gut,
rifle,
ravage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of rifle
Definition
to search (a house or safe) and steal from it
The men rifled through his clothing.
Synonyms
rummage,
go,
search,
hunt,
rake,
sift,
forage,
fossick (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of sack
Definition
to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city)
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
Synonyms
plunder,
loot,
pillage,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
raid,
ruin,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
demolish,
ravage,
lay waste,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
depredate (rare)
in the sense of seizure
Definition
a sudden violent attack of an illness, such as an epileptic convulsion
I was prescribed drugs to control seizures.
Synonyms
attack,
fit,
spasm,
convulsion,
paroxysm
in the sense of sortie
Definition
(of troops) a raid into enemy territory
They flew 2,700 sorties in a day and didn't lose a single plane.