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.