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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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Even after the 2011 U.S. raid in Pakistan that killed the al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, experts continued to hype the threat the group posed.
—John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Israeli troops have raided the Jenin refugee camp many times since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Per the outlet, Ceasar McDowell, chief deputy on the Canadian star’s legal team, stated that his client’s recording tools were seized as part of a routine raid by prison guards.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Even after the 2011 U.S. raid in Pakistan that killed the al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, experts continued to hype the threat the group posed.
—John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
Stiebel suggests the Romans were motivated by economic concerns: The rebels had raided a site in nearby Ein Gedi where workers produced balsam, a coveted ancient perfume.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Israeli troops have raided the Jenin refugee camp many times since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raid. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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