English Dictionary
Definition of “raid”
raid (reɪd
)
Definitions
noun
- a sudden surprise attack ⇒
an air raid
- a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods ⇒
a fraud-squad raid
see also
bear raid
, dawn raid
verb
- to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
- to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc ⇒
raiding the larder
Alternative Forms
ˈraider noun Word Origin
C15: Scottish dialect, from Old English rād military expedition; see road
Synonyms
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=
make a search of
search,
bust,
descend on,
make a raid on make a swoop on
foray,
=
attack,
invasion,
seizure,
onset,
foray,
sortie,
incursion,
surprise attack hit-and-run attack
sally,
inroad,
irruption,
Translations
- British English:
raid
A raid is a sudden surprise attack.The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.reɪd NOUN The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
- Spanish:
asalto
nm
- French:
raid
nm
- German:
Überfall
nm Überfälle
- Chinese: 搜捕 n
- Arabic: غَارَة n
- Portuguese: incursão nf
- Russian: налет nm
- Croatian: prepad nm
- Czech: nálet nm
- Danish: raid nnt
- Dutch: inval nm
- Finnish: yllätyshyökkäys n
- Greek: επιδρομή nf
- Italian: incursione nf
- Japanese: 襲撃 n
- Korean: 급습 n
- Norwegian: plutselig angrep nnt
- Polish: najazd nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: incursão nf
- European Spanish:
asalto
nm
- Swedish: räd nutr
- Thai: การจู่โจม n
- Turkish: baskın n
- Vietnamese: cuộc đột kích n
- British English:
raid
When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land.The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.reɪd VERB The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
- Spanish:
asaltar
v
- French:
attaquer
vt
- German:
überfallen
v
- Chinese: 搜捕 v
- Arabic: يَغْزو v
- Portuguese: invadir v
- Russian: совершать налет v
- Croatian: napasti iznenada v
- Czech: zaútočit v útočit
- Danish: foretage et raid mod v
- Dutch: overvallen v
- Finnish: hyökätä yllättäen v
- Greek: κάνω επιδρομή v
- Italian: irrompere v
- Japanese: 襲撃する v
- Korean: 급습하다 v
- Norwegian: raide v
- Polish: najechać v najeżdżać
- Brazilian Portuguese: invadir v
- European Spanish:
asaltar
v
- Swedish: göra en räd v
- Thai: จู่โจม v
- Turkish: baskın yapmak v
- Vietnamese: tấn công bất ngờ v
Usage examples
They were there, raid their memories, make your start there.
Butler, Gwendoline, Coffin in Fashion (1987)I think they were actually relieved to have the place taken over, said one SEAL after the two-minute raid.
Maxim (2004)The Fatah leader in the city, Mr Issam Abu Bakr, was arrested during the raid.
Irish Times (2002)US and British warplanes struck Southern Iraq yesterday in a raid targeting Baghdad's sophisticated anti-aircraft network.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Details of the proposed Gibraltar raid would shortly reach them via another Millen indiscretion.
Christy Campbell, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)
