| noun | a sudden short attack |
| noun | an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) “scientists' forays into politics” |
| verb | steal goods; take as spoils “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners” |
| verb | briefly enter enemy territory |
| foray | verb | briefly enter enemy territory |
| raid | verb | search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on |
| maraud | verb | raid and rove in search of booty |
| plunderer | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| plunder | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| plundering | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| despoilment | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoliation | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoiler | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| looter | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| loot | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| looting | noun | plundering during riots or in wartime |
| pillage | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| pillager | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| pillaging | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| foray | noun | a sudden short attack |