raid raid /ˈreɪd/

noun

1. () A sudden short attack  ( foray , maraud , raid )
   a sudden short attack
     The police conducted a raid on the drug cartel's hideout.
   The police conducted a raid on the drug cartel's hideout.
   
2. An attempt by speculators to defraud investors  ( raid )
   an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
   

verb

1. () Enter someone else's territory and take spoils  ( foray into , raid )
   enter someone else's territory and take spoils
    The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
   The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
   
2. () Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on  ( bust [Informal] , raid )
   search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
    The police raided the crack house
   The police raided the crack house
   
3. Search for something needed or desired  ( raid )
   search for something needed or desired
    Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
   Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
   
4. Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock  ( raid )
   take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
    T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
   T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies