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raid
I. \ˈrād\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Scots dialect, from Old English rād ride, raid — more at road
1.
a. : a hostile or predatory incursion by mounted men
< a border raid >
b. : a sudden and rapid invasion or military operation especially on a small scale : foray, inroad
< a raid specifically designed to capture one or more prisoners — Combat Forces Journal >
specifically : a surprise attack made usually by a small force (as of airplanes, fast naval craft, or ground or amphibious forces) and with no intention of holding the territory or area invaded — compare air raid
c. : an attack upon enemy or neutral merchant ships in shipping lanes
2.
a. : a brief expedition or hurried movement into a place or situation outside one's usual sphere especially for the purpose of obtaining something
< a raid upon the neighborhood shops >
b. : a sudden attack or invasion by officers of the law (as for the purpose of making arrests or seizing illicit stores)
< a raid upon a gambling house >
c. : a venture by wild animals or birds onto cultivated land especially for food
< on its early morning raids on the peas in adjacent gardens — British Birds in Colour >
< raids by baboons >
d. : a daring or unorthodox operation against a competitor or rival (as to gain recruits or exert pressure)
< signed many baseball stars in a raid of the major leagues >
specifically : an effort by one union to win as members workers already belonging to another union
3. : the act of mulcting especially public money (as by graft or pork-barrel appropriations)
< forestall a raid on the treasury >
4. : an attempt by professional operators to depress prices of stocks by concerted selling
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make a raid upon or into
< amassed their cattle and horses by raiding the herds of other clans — Current Biography >
< rear-area units raided of their physically fit — Time >
< the sinking fund was raided year after year for ever-increasing amounts — J.H.Plumb >
< when the barn owl raids sparrow roosts — W.H.Dowdeswell >
< raid the icebox >
intransitive verb
: to conduct or take part in a raid : maraud
< 300 Indians were sent … to raid on the settlers — Louise Koier >
< raiding parties crossed the border repeatedly > |