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raid   (TTS Sound)

The noun raid has 2 senses

• foray, raid, maraud -- (a sudden short attack)


• raid -- (an attempt by speculators to defraud investors)

The verb raid has 4 senses

• raid, bust -- (search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house")


• foray into, raid -- (enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly")


• raid -- (take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies")


• raid -- (search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator")