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   raid

   /reɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces: "a bombing raid" Similar surprise attackhit-and-run raidtip-and-run raidassaultdescentblitzincursionforaysortiesallyinroadonslaughtonrushstormingchargethrustoffensiveinvasionblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ a rapid surprise attack to commit a crime, especially to steal from business premises: "an early morning raid on a bank" Similar robberyburglaryhold-upbreak-inmuggingrobbingpillaginglootingplunderplunderingransackingsacksackingmaraudinginformal:snatchsmash-and-grabblagheiststickup
   • ▪ a surprise visit by police to arrest suspects or seize illicit goods: "a police raid on his home" Similar swoopsurprise searchinformal:busttakedown
   • ▪ a hostile attempt to buy a major or controlling interest in the shares of a company.

   verb

   • 1. conduct a raid on: "officers raided thirty homes yesterday" Similar attackmake a raid onassaultset upondescend onswoop onharassharryblitzmake inroads onassailstormrushchargeplundersteal frompillagelootriflemaraudstripransacksackliterary:despoilarchaic:reavespoilrare:depredatespoliateforagerobsteal fromhold upbreak intomake a raid oninformal:stick upsearchmake a search ofswoop onmake a raid oninformal:bust
   • ▪ quickly and illicitly take something from (a place): "she crept downstairs to raid the larder"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): Scots variant of road in the early senses ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’. The noun became rare from the end of the 16th century but was revived by Sir Walter Scott; the verb dates from the mid 19th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RAID definition: 1. a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people: 2. the act of entering a place by…. Learn more.

3. www.techtarget.com › searchstorage › definitionWhat is RAID? - TechTarget

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   RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places on multiple hard disks or solid-state drives (SSDs) to protect data in the case of a drive failure. There are different RAID levels, however, and not all have the goal of providing redundancy.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › raidRaid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RAID is a hostile or predatory incursion. How to use raid in a sentence.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › raidRAID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Raid definition: a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed. See examples of RAID used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raidRaid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out — police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator. When an army launches a raid, you can say they raid, or attack abruptly.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › raidRaid - definition of raid by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A surprise attack by a small armed force. 2. A sudden forcible entry into a place by police: a raid on a gambling den. 3. An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables. 4.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons. Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make a search of, search, bust [informal], descend on More Synonyms of raid.