American English pronunciation
How to pronounce raids
IPA transcription: ['ɹeɪdz]
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Noun
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a sudden short attack
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an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
Verb
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search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
“The police raided the crack house”
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enter someone else's territory and take spoils
“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
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take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
“T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
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search for something needed or desired
“Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”
Usage examples
- Under Hisham's rule, regular raids against the Byzantine Empire continued.
- The fort effectively protected the town against further Moro raids.
- Suffering from French raids in their territory, they had become refugees.
- In the afternoon the air raids followed.
- It was dark green or black with seven golden braids and golden buttons.
- Three units were left unbrigaded to carry out smaller-scale raids.
- Raids were often carried out at the same time as legal demonstrations.
- Raids continued until April, when the Red Army was outside the city.
- Meanwhile, Palestinian guerrilla raids into Israel continued.
- During these raids, settlements were looted and those fit were taken into slavery.