raid (r d)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. [Scots, raid on horseback, from Middle English rade, from Old English r d, a riding, road; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]raid  er 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 r d. 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." |
raid [reɪd]
n
1. a sudden surprise attack an air 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
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  raid - a sudden short attack 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" |
| 2. | raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" 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" | |
| 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" |
raid
verb
1. steal from, break into, loot, plunder, ransack, pillage, sack The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
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.
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
B. VT
2. (by air) → atacar, bombardear
3. [police] → llevar a cabo una redada en
4. (Brit) [criminals] [+ bank] → asaltar
C. VI → hacer incursiones
they raided deep into enemy territory → hicieron incursiones bien adentrados en territorio enemigo
they raided deep into enemy territory → hicieron incursiones bien adentrados en territorio enemigo
raid [ˈreɪd]
n
(MILITARY) → raid m
(= 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
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
raid
n → Überfall m; (Mil also) → Angriff m; (= air raid) → Luftangriff m; (= police raid) → Razzia f; (by thieves) → Einbruch m
vt
(fig hum) → plündern
raid [reɪd]
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
the boys raided the orchard → i ragazzi hanno saccheggiato il frutteto
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
the boys raided the orchard → i ragazzi hanno saccheggiato il frutteto
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
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
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