- to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc)
- to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc: raiding the larder
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
raid /reɪd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a sudden assault, attack, or other act of entering:a police raid on a narcotics ring; an air raid.
- an effort to attract away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
v.
- to make a raid (on): [no object]The Vikings pillaged and raided.[~ + object]The army raided enemy supply lines.
raid
(rād),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
v.i.
- a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:a police raid on a gambling ring.
- Militarya sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
- a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
- Business[Finance.]a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
v.t.
- to make a raid on.
- to steal from;
loot:a worry that the investment fund is being raided. - to entice away from another:Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.
- to indulge oneself by taking from, esp. in order to eat:raiding the cookie jar.
v.i.
- to engage in a raid.
- 1375–1425; Middle English (north and Scots) ra(i)de, Old English rād expedition, literally, a riding; doublet of road
- 1. seizure. 2. incursion, invasion, inroad.
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raid /reɪd/ n vb
'raid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air raid
- air-raid warden
- alert
- all clear
- bear raid
- bust
- commando
- dawn raid
- Decatur
- excursion
- forage
- foray
- Gibson
- hit-and-run
- incursion
- inroad
- inside
- Jameson
- lightning
- maraud
- prang
- ram raid
- reive
- roundup
- Whig
- air-raid shelter
- Amazon ant
- bomb shelter
- Boston Tea Party
- brandreth
- bull's-eye
- cavalcade
- corporate raider
- debris
- descent
- enchilada
- harass
- Harpers Ferry
- marauding
- Merrill's Marauders
- night
- panty raid
- pinch
- raider
- razzia
- revenge
- tip-off
- warden
- white alert