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Raid

/ɹeɪd/

A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

📖 Definitions of "Raid"

noun

1
A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
2
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
"a police raid of a narcotics factory"
3
An attacking movement.
4
An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

verb

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
foraynoun	A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
bustnoun	(transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.
maraudverb	(transitive) To raid and pillage.
foray intoverb	enter someone else's territory and take spoils
mulctingnoun	The imposition of a fine or penalty.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
foraynoun	A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
maraudverb	(transitive) To raid and pillage.
mulctingnoun	The imposition of a fine or penalty.
bustnoun	(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
foray intoverb	enter someone else's territory and take spoils
incursionnoun	An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
razzianoun	A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
plundernoun	An instance of plundering.
pillagenoun	The act of pillaging.
attacking	Carrying out an attack.
plunderingnoun	The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
robnoun	A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
burglarynoun	The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
stickupnoun	A robbery at gunpoint.
robberynoun	(crime) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
trespassnoun	(law) An intentional interference with another's property or person.
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
assaultnoun	A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
blitznoun	(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
stormingnoun	The act of one who storms or rages.