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US
/ˈɹeɪd/
]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪd/ ]
VERB
-
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly -
search for something needed or desired
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator -
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies -
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
The police raided the crack house
NOUN
- a sudden short attack
- an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
How To Use raid In A Sentence
- I'm afraid he is guilty of a good deal of invention.
- A senior detective who led the hunt for two armed robbers behind a series of terrifying raids across Bradford today told of the desperate race against time to catch them before someone was shot.
- Targeting pod-equipped aircraft can make pre-raid surveillance videos, check for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), track targets such as gunmen or vehicles, and send information to ground units.
- I'm afraid that's my training; always reconnoitre thoroughly. THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE
- Police believe a gang of up to five men were responsible for a raid on a Melksham store in which hundreds of pounds were stolen from an unlocked office.
- He is not afraid of letting go of responsibilities and you being his emotional anchor. The Sun
- Launching a new drive against deadly superbugs, he will say people should not be afraid to challenge staff about hygiene. The Sun
- He was afraid of waking up in the morning and finding that Jessie was dead.
- I was talking to a mom today whose daughter's elementary teacher said she was afraid that her daughter had "selective mutism. Canard - French Word-A-Day
- They run out of beer by about 7pm so we then turned to the wine, which I'm afraid would have stripped the paint off any wall.
