raid
noun
- 1
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
- 2
a sudden short attack
verb
- 1
search for something needed or desired
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
- 2
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
- 3
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
- 4
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
The police raided the crack house
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