1. A sudden short attack
   "The bandits' raid on the village was swift and destructive";
   - foray, maraud
    
2. An attempt by speculators to defraud investors
   "The corporate raid left many small investors with worthless stocks"
    
3. Police operation to catch criminals or seize goods
   "The police conducted a drug raid"

1. Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
   "The police raided the crack house";
   - bust [informal]
    
2. Enter someone else's territory and take spoils
   "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly";
   - foray into
    
3. Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
   "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
    
4. Search for something needed or desired
   "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Sounds like: radicals, rad, raid

Derived forms: raided, raids, raiding

Type of: arrogate, assail, assume, attack, defalcation, embezzlement, encroach upon, incursion, intrude on, invade, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation, penetration, search, seize, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Raid