'RAID' definitions:

Definition of 'raid'

(from WordNet)
noun
A sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
noun
An attempt by speculators to defraud investors
verb
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
verb
Enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: foray into, raid]
verb
Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
verb
Search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Definition of 'Raid'

From: GCIDE
  • Raid \Raid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raided; p. pr. & vb. n. Raiding.] To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Raid'

From: GCIDE
  • Raid \Raid\ (r[=a]d), n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to E. road. See Road a way.]
  • 1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. [1913 Webster]
  • Marauding chief! his sole delight The moonlight raid, the morning fight. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids. --H. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: A Scottish word which came into common use in the United States during the Civil War, and was soon extended in its application. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Acronyms for 'raid'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Redundant Array of Independent / Inexpensive Disks (HDD, RAID)

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