1
a
: a hostile or predatory incursion
b
: a surprise attack by a small force
2
a
: a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
b
: a sudden invasion by officers of the law
c
: a daring operation against a competitor
d
: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
3
: the act of mulcting public money
4
: an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling
raided; raiding; raids
: to conduct or take part in a raid
: to make a raid on
Synonyms
Examples of raid in a Sentence
Noun
They launched a raid against the enemy.
Weapons were also seized during the drug raid.
They caught five smugglers in the raid.
Verb
The village was raided often by neighboring tribes.
Police raided the house and found drugs.
Federal agents raided the warehouse, seizing stolen property and arresting five smugglers.
She raided her sister's closet to find something to wear to the party.
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Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Two former Louisville Metro Police officers pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and falsification of records and making false statements to federal investigators in the raid of Breonna Taylor's apartment in court Friday.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
His homes in Los Angeles and Florida were raided before he was eventually indicted in Manhattan federal court on Sept. 17.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Hezbollah has been launching rockets into Israel nearly every day since Hamas’ deadly raid into Israel last year that sparked the war in Gaza.
—Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Two former Louisville Metro Police officers pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and falsification of records and making false statements to federal investigators in the raid of Breonna Taylor's apartment in court Friday.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
The charges against Combs, detailed in a 14-page federal grand jury indictment unsealed last month, revealed an extensive and ongoing federal investigation into the hip-hop icon since federal agents raided his Los Angeles and Miami homes in March.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
His homes in Los Angeles and Florida were raided before he was eventually indicted in Manhattan federal court on Sept. 17.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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raid
1 of 2 noun
: a sudden attack or invasion
raid
2 of 2 verb
: to make a raid on
raider
noun
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