raid

raid  (rd)

n.

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. A predatory operation mounted against a competitor, especially an attempt to lure away the personnel or membership of a competing organization.

5. An attempt to seize control of a company, as by acquiring a majority of its stock.

6. An attempt by speculators to drive stock prices down by coordinated selling.

v. raid·ed, raid·ing, raids

v.tr.

To make a raid on.

v.intr.

To conduct a raid or participate in one.

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[Scots, raid on horseback, from Middle English rade, from Old English rd, a riding, road; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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raider n.

Word History: Few soldiers traveling a road to carry out a raid would connect the words road and raid. However, both descend from the same Old English word rd. Old English rd meant "the act of riding" and "the act of riding with a hostile intent; that is, a raid," senses that no longer exist for our word road. The ai in raid represents the standard development in the northern dialects of Old English long a, while the oa in road represents the standard development of Old English long a in the rest of the English dialects. It was left to Sir Walter Scott to revive the Scots form raid with the sense "a military expedition on horseback." The Scots were not the only ones conducting raids, however. We find these words in the Middle English Coventry Leet Book: "aftur a Rode ... made uppon the Scottes at thende of this last somer." While road is not used in this way any more in English, a trace of this usage is still detectable in the compound inroad, literally "a riding or advance on or in."

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raid [reɪd]

n

1. a sudden surprise attack an air raid

2. a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods a fraud-squad raid See also bear raid, dawn raid

vb

1. to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc.)

2. to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc. raiding the larder

[Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road]

raider  n

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An operation, usually small scale, involving a swift penetration of hostile territory to secure information, confuse the enemy, or to destroy installations. It ends with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raid - a sudden short attack                 foray, maraud air attack, air raid - an attack by armed planes on a surface target penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory swoop - a very rapid raid
	2.	raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Verb	1.	raid - search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" bust attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
	2.	raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" foray into encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" maraud - raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"
	3.	raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
	4.	raid - search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator" search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

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raid

verb

1. steal from, break into, loot, plunder, ransack, pillage, sack The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.

2. attack, invade, assault, rifle, forage (Military), fall upon, swoop down upon, reive (dialect) 8th century Vikings set off to raid the coasts of Europe.

3. make a search of, search, bust (informal), descend on, make a raid on, make a swoop on Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices.

noun

1. attack, invasion, seizure, onset, foray, sortie, incursion, surprise attack, hit-and-run attack, sally, inroad, irruption The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.

2. bust (informal), swoop, descent, surprise search a raid on a house by thirty armed police

3. sacking, break-in, robbery, looting, burglary, ransacking, pillaging, smash-and-grab (informal) He carried out a series of bank raids.

Translations

raid [reɪd]

A. N

1. (into territory, across border) → incursión f (into en) (on specific target) → asalto m (on a) to carry out or make a raid on sth → asaltar algo

2. (by air) → ataque m (aéreo) (on contra) → bombardeo m (on de) only five aircraft returned from the raid → solamente cinco aviones regresaron después del ataque or bombardeo
see also air D

3. (by police) → redada f
a police raid → una redada policial
see also dawn, drug C

4. (Brit) (by criminals) → asalto m (on a) a bank raid → un asalto a un banco
there was a raid on the jeweller's last night → anoche fue asaltada la joyería
see also ram, smash-and-grab raid

B. VT

1. (by land) [+ village] → asaltar; [+ territory] → invadir, hacer una incursión en

2. (by air) → atacar, bombardear

3. [police] → llevar a cabo una redada en

4. (Brit) [criminals] [+ bank] → asaltar

5. (fig) (hum) shall we raid the larder? → ¿asaltamos la despensa?
the boys raided the orchard → los muchachos robaron en el huerto

C. VI → hacer incursiones
they raided deep into enemy territory → hicieron incursiones bien adentrados en territorio enemigo

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raid [ˈreɪd]

n

(MILITARY) → raid m

(by police) → descente f
a police raid → une descente de police

(= robbery) → cambriolage m
a raid on sth [+ bank, house] → le cambriolage de qch; [+ vehicle] → l'attaque f de qch
bank raid → braquage m de banque
There was a bank raid near my house → Il y a eu un braquage de banque près de chez moi.
an armed raid → un braquage

vt

(MILITARY) → faire un raid sur

[police] → faire une descente dans
The police raided a club in Soho → La police a fait une descente dans un club de Soho.

[+ bank] → faire un hold-up dans
to raid the fridge (humorous) → dévaliser le frigo >

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raid

n → Überfall m; (Mil also) → Angriff m; (= air raid) → Luftangriff m; (= police raid) → Razzia f; (by thieves) → Einbruch m

vt

(lit) → überfallen; (police) → eine Razzia durchführen in (+dat); (thieves) → einbrechen in (+acc)

(fig hum) → plündern

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raid [reɪd]

1. n (Mil) → incursione f; (by police) → irruzione f; (by bandits) → razzia; (by criminals) → rapina

2. vt (see n) → fare un'incursione in; (XXX) → fare irruzione in; (XXX) → fare razzia in, rapinare
the boys raided the orchard → i ragazzi hanno saccheggiato il frutteto

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raid [reɪd]

1. n (Mil) → incursione f; (by police) → irruzione f; (by bandits) → razzia; (by criminals) → rapina

2. vt (see n) → fare un'incursione in; (XXX) → fare irruzione in; (XXX) → fare razzia in, rapinare
the boys raided the orchard → i ragazzi hanno saccheggiato il frutteto

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raid

n raid [reid]

a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den. strooptog هَجوم سَريع ومُفاجِئ набег útok, přepad raid; razzia der Überfall, die Razzia επιδρομή incursión, ataque (äkk)rünnak, haarang حمله ناگهانی؛ یورش hyökkäys raid הַתקָפָה धावा provala, racija rajtaütés menggerebek rassía raid, incursione, irruzione 急襲 급습 reidas, antpuolis reids; (pēkšņs) uzbrukums serangan aanval, overval rassia napad, obława assalto raid налёт; облава útok, prepad nenaden napad prepad räd, razzia การจู่โจม baskın, saldırı 襲擊 раптовий напад; рейд اچانک حملہ cuộc đột kích 袭击

v

1 to make a raid on The police raided the gambling club. klopjag doen يقومُ بِغارَةٍ، يُداهِم нападам přepadnout foretage et raid; foretage en razzia eine Razzia machen κάνω επιδρομή, εισβάλλω hacer una redada; atacar por sorpresa haarangut tegema یورش بردن؛ ریختن به محل خاص hyökätä faire une descente dans לִפשוֹט छापा मारना izvršiti raciju rajtaüt menggerebek gera innrás/rassíu (fare un'incursione in) 急襲する 급습하다 surengti reidą į iebrukt; uzbrukt menyerang aanvallen, overvallen gjøre en rassia zrobić najazd/obławę/nalot na assaltar a face o razie/o descin­dere совершать налёт, облаву prepadnúť napraviti racijo izvršiti raciju göra en räd (razzia) จู่โจม baskın yapmak 襲擊 робити наліт, облаву چھاپہ مارنا đột kích 袭击

2 to take things from I'm hungry – let's raid the fridge. stroop يَشِنُّ غارَةً извършвам набег vyloupit plyndre überfallen,plündern λεηλατώ (μτφ.) asaltar, atracar tühjendama دستبرد زدن tyhjentää faire une razzia לִפשוֹט धावा बोलना opustošiti kifoszt menyerbu taka úr, ræna (saccheggiare) あさる 식품을 훔쳐 먹다 nusiaubti pārmeklēt; izkratīt serbu plunderen plyndre, rane zaatakować, ogołocić assaltar a rade tot din опустошать vykradnúť, vyrabovať opleniti opustošiti plundra ปล้น ...- den almak 從...翻找東西 спустошувати دھاوا بولنا lục lọi 从...拿东西

n raider

The raiders burned down all the houses. stroper مُغير нападател nájezdník tyv der Plünderer επιδρομέας asaltante; ladrón ründaja مهجم؛ یورش برنده ryöstäjä pillard פּוֹשֵט, תוֹקֵף छापामार napadač, pljačkaš támadó, fosztogató penyerang ræningi razziatore 侵略者 급습 užpuolikas, antpuolio/reido dalyvis reida/uzbrukuma dalībnieks; sirotājs penyerang overvallen plyndrer, røver najeźdźca assaltante invadator налётчик útočník, zlodej napadalec napadač deltagare i räd, angripare ผู้จู่โจม akıncı, yağmacı 襲擊者 учасник набігу; рейдер چھاپہ مارنے والا người đột kích 袭击者

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raid → غارة, يَشُن غارة nálet, zaútočit foretage et raid mod, raid Überfall, überfallen επιδρομή, κάνω επιδρομή asaltar, asalto hyökätä yllättäen, yllätyshyökkäys attaquer, raid napasti iznenada, prepad incursione, irrompere 襲撃, 襲撃する 급습, 급습하다 inval, overvallen plutselig angrep, raide najazd, najechać incursão, invadir налет, совершать налет göra en räd, räd การจู่โจม, จู่โจม baskın, baskın yapmak cuộc đột kích, tấn công bất ngờ 搜捕