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raid
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- 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
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| definition 2: |
a surprise entry by police into private property, usu. to make arrests or seize something.
- synonyms:
- seizure
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| definition 3: |
in business, an aggressive operation of one company against another, often to secure desired secrets or employees.
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| definition 4: |
a mutual effort by numerous speculators to drive down the prices of certain stocks by selling them.
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| related words: |
assault, attack, charge, onset, onslaught, thrust |
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
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
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| 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
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| definition 2: |
to steal or take from.
- synonyms:
- loot, plunder, rob, steal
- similar words:
- pillage, prey, sack
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| related words: |
assail, bombard, charge, liberate, overrun, rifle, storm |
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| 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
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| related words: |
descend |
(v.)raid
+ noun
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
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| derivation: |
raider (n.) |
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