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English noun: raid | |||
| 1. | raid (act) a sudden short attack | ||
| Synonyms | foray, maraud | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incursion, penetration | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air attack, air raid, swoop | ||
| 2. | raid (act) an attempt by speculators to defraud investors | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation | ||
English verb: raid | |||
| 1. | raid (social) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on | ||
| Samples | The police raided the crack house. | ||
| Synonyms | bust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
| 2. | raid (motion) enter someone else's territory and take spoils | ||
| Samples | The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly. | ||
| Examples | The customs agents raid the bags for drugs | ||
| Synonyms | foray into | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | maraud | ||
| 3. | raid (possession) take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock | ||
| Samples | T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | ||
| 4. | raid (contact) search for something needed or desired | ||
| Samples | Our babysitter raided our refrigerator. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | search | ||
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