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raid

raid

 
 
pronunciation:
reId
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a sudden or surprise attack or assault, as by a military force.
synonyms:
foray, incursion
similar words:
invasion, offense, offensive
definition 2: a surprise entry by police into private property, usu. to make arrests or seize something.
synonyms:
seizure
definition 3: in business, an aggressive operation of one company against another, often to secure desired secrets or employees.
definition 4: a mutual effort by numerous speculators to drive down the prices of certain stocks by selling them.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)raid allied, armed, bloody, botched, daring, deadly, devastating, dramatic, failed, federal, hit-and-run, initial, massive, occasional, panty, pre-dawn, punitive, terrorist
verb + (n.)raid accompany, arrest, capture, carry, condemn, conduct, destroy, kill, launch, mount, plan, seize, stage, undertake
(n.)raid + verb aim, free, prompt, sound, target, trigger, wail
noun + (n.)raid Help aftermath, agent, air, attack, bomber, bombing, border, can, casualty, cattle, coalition, commander, commando, dawn, daylight, dozens, drug, force, guerrilla, harbor, helicopter, immigration, midnight, militant, nighttime, patrol, pirate, police, predawn, reprisal, retaliation, series, slave, soldier, surprise, terror [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: raids, raiding, raided
definition 1: to make a raid on.
synonyms:
foray
similar words:
ambush, assault, attack, bust, grab, harry, invade, loot, maraud, occupy, pillage, plunder, prey, sack
definition 2: to steal or take from.
synonyms:
loot, plunder, rob, steal
similar words:
pillage, prey, sack
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to carry out or become involved in a raid.
synonyms:
foray
similar words:
attack, harry, invade, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, rob, sally
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)raid + nounHelp account, apartment, army, bar, budget, cafe, camp, civilian, closet, competitor, compound, farm, fridge, fund, garden, headquarters, hideout, home, hotel, house, lab, mosque, office, party, pension, ranch, refrigerator, restaurant, retirement, settlement, siren, supply, town, treasury, tribe, trust, village, warehouse, weapon [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: raider (n.)