Raid
noun
A sudden attack on an enemy by troops or aircraft, often for a specific reason.
The army conducted a raid on the enemy base.
Often appears as...
- police raid
- surprise raid
verb
To make a sudden attack on a place or people.
The police raided the house searching for drugs.
Often appears as...
- raid a camp
- raid a house
noun
The act of entering a place suddenly and unexpectedly to find someone or something.
The police conducted a raid to arrest the criminal hidden in the crowd.
Often appears as...
- drug raid
- customs raid
noun
An attempt by one company to take over another company by buying many of its shares.
There was a hostile raid on the company by a rich investor.
Often appears as...
- corporate raid
- hostile raid
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A way of storing the same data in different places to improve performance and fault tolerance.
The IT department set up a RAID system to prevent data loss.
Often appears as...
- raid array
- raid level
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Technical
verb
To steal from, or search something or someone hurriedly.
He raided the fridge for a midnight snack.
Often appears as...
- raid the fridge
- raid the cupboard
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A sudden attack on an enemy by troops or aircraft, often for a specific reason.
The army conducted a raid on the enemy base.
Often appears as...
- police raid
- surprise raid
verb
To make a sudden attack on a place or people.
The police raided the house searching for drugs.
Often appears as...
- raid a camp
- raid a house
noun
The act of entering a place suddenly and unexpectedly to find someone or something.
The police conducted a raid to arrest the criminal hidden in the crowd.
Often appears as...
- drug raid
- customs raid
noun
An attempt by one company to take over another company by buying many of its shares.
There was a hostile raid on the company by a rich investor.
Often appears as...
- corporate raid
- hostile raid
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A way of storing the same data in different places to improve performance and fault tolerance.
The IT department set up a RAID system to prevent data loss.
Often appears as...
- raid array
- raid level
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To steal from, or search something or someone hurriedly.
He raided the fridge for a midnight snack.
Often appears as...
- raid the fridge
- raid the cupboard
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Used when describing armed forces making a surprise attack, often for strategic gains or to cause disruption.
The special forces carried out a raid against the insurgents.
Pro Tip 2/2Preplanned Action
A raid implies careful planning and quick execution to achieve an objective before the enemy reacts.
The commandos perfected their raid strategy at dawn.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Used when describing armed forces making a surprise attack, often for strategic gains or to cause disruption.
The special forces carried out a raid against the insurgents.
Pro Tip 2/2Preplanned Action
A raid implies careful planning and quick execution to achieve an objective before the enemy reacts.
The commandos perfected their raid strategy at dawn.
Pro Tip 1/2Military Context
Used when describing armed forces making a surprise attack, often for strategic gains or to cause disruption.
The special forces carried out a raid against the insurgents.
Pro Tip 2/2Preplanned Action
A raid implies careful planning and quick execution to achieve an objective before the enemy reacts.
The commandos perfected their raid strategy at dawn.
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
there was going to be a raid in her area and many years later I asked her what was the first thing you thought about taking with you at that moment in time and she said to me old photographs and food then I decided to look at this idea and take it a lot further and I started to look at how you could carry your
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
Not a single one. But can you imagine how many might have if the police had stopped those kids and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate
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The Atlantic slave...
but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition. Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
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The Silk Road:...
These encounters were often less than peaceful. But even through raids and warfare, as well as trade and protection of traveling merchants in exchange for tariffs, the nomads began to spread goods, ideas and technologies between cultures with no direct contact.
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Killer Ant Swarm...
pests disturbed by digging are soon dispatched by hundreds of razor sharp jaws the ants make a clean sweep capturing up to one hundred thousand insects in a single raid
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Monkey Thieves Raid...
food now it's on to the next meal the bowl on the catch with their distinctively long tails aren't afraid to raid homes in search of food and
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Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
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Young Leopard Steals...
and spots a kill stashed in a tree, almost certainly by his own mother. And, like any teenager, he thinks nothing of raiding her larder.
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Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
These calls announce the start of a raid into land controlled by their neighbours.
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Incredible Orangutan...
branches can carry her weight and which insect nests are safe to raid
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
there was going to be a raid in her area and many years later I asked her what was the first thing you thought about taking with you at that moment in time and she said to me old photographs and food then I decided to look at this idea and take it a lot further and I started to look at how you could carry your
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
Not a single one. But can you imagine how many might have if the police had stopped those kids and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition. Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
Video examples
The Silk Road:...
These encounters were often less than peaceful. But even through raids and warfare, as well as trade and protection of traveling merchants in exchange for tariffs, the nomads began to spread goods, ideas and technologies between cultures with no direct contact.
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
pests disturbed by digging are soon dispatched by hundreds of razor sharp jaws the ants make a clean sweep capturing up to one hundred thousand insects in a single raid
Video examples
Monkey Thieves Raid...
food now it's on to the next meal the bowl on the catch with their distinctively long tails aren't afraid to raid homes in search of food and
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
Video examples
Young Leopard Steals...
and spots a kill stashed in a tree, almost certainly by his own mother. And, like any teenager, he thinks nothing of raiding her larder.
Video examples
Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
These calls announce the start of a raid into land controlled by their neighbours.
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
branches can carry her weight and which insect nests are safe to raid
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
David Morse
American Actor
Outsiders,' I guess, is sort of dark, but I don't really think of it as dark. The world up there on that mountain, it had the potential to have a lot of fun as well as a lot of drama, these guys raiding the town in their ATVs with their tattoos. It seemed like something different.
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Julianne Moore
American Actress
She's in a situation she tried to, that's what's complicated. She followed orders; she called off the raid. This is a dangerous situation. Somebody in DC police went ahead and started.
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Shirley Booth
American Actress
Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?
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Mark Shand
British Writer
Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often resulting in deaths on both sides.
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Ruth Pitter
British Musician
There were air raids at night. The factory was dark and dirty. And I remember thinking - well - I must find somebody or something because like this I cannot go on.
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Amy Grant
American Musician
Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Barack Obama's military triumphs will come neither in long wars nor even short ones, but in a series of raids.
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Jock Sturges
American Photographer
I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.
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Cynthia Payne
British Celebrity
Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.
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David Morse
American Actor
Outsiders,' I guess, is sort of dark, but I don't really think of it as dark. The world up there on that mountain, it had the potential to have a lot of fun as well as a lot of drama, these guys raiding the town in their ATVs with their tattoos. It seemed like something different.
Quote examples
Julianne Moore
American Actress
She's in a situation she tried to, that's what's complicated. She followed orders; she called off the raid. This is a dangerous situation. Somebody in DC police went ahead and started.
Quote examples
Shirley Booth
American Actress
Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?
Quote examples
Mark Shand
British Writer
Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often resulting in deaths on both sides.
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Ruth Pitter
British Musician
There were air raids at night. The factory was dark and dirty. And I remember thinking - well - I must find somebody or something because like this I cannot go on.
Quote examples
Amy Grant
American Musician
Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
Barack Obama's military triumphs will come neither in long wars nor even short ones, but in a series of raids.
Quote examples
Jock Sturges
American Photographer
I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.
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Cynthia Payne
British Celebrity
Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.
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