ram-raidingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈræm.reɪ.dɪŋ/us/ˈræm.reɪ.dɪŋ/the act of driving a car, usually a stolen car, through the front window of a shop so that the contents of the shop can be stolen:
The police are increasing their efforts to prevent car thefts and subsequent ram-raiding.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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ram-raid
noun [ C ] uk/ˈræm.reɪd/us/ˈræm.reɪd/
ram-raider
noun [ C ] uk/ˈræm.reɪ.dər/us/ˈræm.reɪ.dɚ/