raid

RAYD/ɹeɪd/

9 meanings of raid

1
nouncountable
A sudden visit by police or soldiers to catch people or take things.
Like a surprise visit where people come in to take things or catch someone.
The police planned a raid on the warehouse at dawn.
After the raid, officers carried away boxes of stolen goods.
Similarswoop, bust, search, sweep
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2
nouncountable
A fast surprise attack by soldiers on an enemy.
Like quickly grabbing something from an enemy and running away before they can react.
The soldiers launched a raid on the enemy camp at night.
Their quick raid took the defenders by surprise.
Similarattack, incursion, foray
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3
verbtransitive
To attack a place suddenly to catch people or take things.
Like rushing into a room to grab what you want and leaving fast.
Police raided the club after midnight.
Soldiers raid villages along the border.
Similarstorm, search, plunder, loot, sack
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4
verbtransitive
To take food or other things from somewhere, just because you want them.
Like opening the fridge and helping yourself to whatever looks good.
The kids raided the fridge after school.
We raid the snack cupboard whenever we're bored.
Similarplunder, ransack, rifle, loot
5
nouncountable
A push forward to attack in a game or sport.
Like running into the other team's area to score and then rushing back.
His raid into their half scored two points.
The team made a quick raid down the field.
Similarattack, foray
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6
nouncountable
A big team of players who join together to beat a strong enemy in an online game.
Like a big group of friends teaming up to win a hard level together.
Our raid finally beat the dragon last night.
She joined a raid to take down the boss.
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7
verbtransitive
To tempt people away from another team or company so they join you instead.
Like one team tempting the best players from another team to switch sides.
The new firm raided their competitor for top engineers.
Big clubs often raid smaller teams for young talent.
Similarpoach
8
nouncountable
A way for a streamer to send their viewers to watch another streamer when their show ends.
Like one host telling all their guests to go join another host's party.
At the end of her stream, she sent a raid to a smaller channel.
The raid brought hundreds of new viewers to his broadcast.
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9
nouncountable
A time when a group of users flood an online space to attack or annoy the people there.
Like a crowd of troublemakers suddenly storming into a room to cause chaos.
The chat server was hit by a raid full of spam bots.
Moderators shut down the raid before it got worse.
Similarattack, invasion
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Origin

It comes from Scots raid, from an old English word rād meaning "a riding or journey on horseback": the same root as the word road. The writer Walter Scott brought the word back in the early 1800s.