RAID


Meaning of RAID in English

n. 25B6; noun

the raid on Dieppe : ATTACK, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie; onslaught, storming, charge, offensive, invasion, blitzkrieg.

a raid on a shop : ROBBERY, burglary, hold-up, break-in, ram raid; looting, plunder; informal smash-and-grab, stick-up; Brit. informal blag; N. Amer. informal heist.

a police raid on the flat : SWOOP, search; N. Amer. informal bust, takedown.

25B6; verb

they raided shipping in the harbour : ATTACK, assault, set upon, descend on, swoop on, blitz, assail, storm, rush.

armed men raided the store : ROB, hold up, break into; plunder, steal from, pillage, loot, ransack, sack; informal stick up.

homes were raided by police : SEARCH, swoop on; N. Amer. informal bust.

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