raid

B1
Pronunciation
/ɹeɪd/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering

Example Sentences
  • a police raid of a narcotics factory
3 Definition

An attacking movement.

4 Definition

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.

5 Definition

A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To engage in a raid against.

Example Sentences
  • The police raided the gambling den.
2 Definition

To lure from another; to entice away from.

3 Definition

To indulge oneself by taking from.

Example Sentences
  • I raided the fridge for snacks.