raid Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a sudden short attack
maraud; foray.
noun an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
verb search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
bust.
- The police raided the crack house
verb enter someone else's territory and take spoils
foray into.
- The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
verb take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
- T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
verb search for something needed or desired
- Our babysitter raided our refrigerator

Icel. rei&edh; a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.

A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
Marauding chief! his sole delight. The moonlight raid, the morning fight. Sir W. Scott.

There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids. H. Spenser.
✍ A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its application.
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury. Colloq. U. S.

imperfect & past participle Raided; present participle & verbal noun Raiding