Raid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden short attack

an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈeɪd/.

Examples

The police raided the crack house
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foray bust foray into maraud

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden short attack
noun	an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
verb	search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on “The police raided the crack house”
verb	enter someone else's territory and take spoils “The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
verb	take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock “T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
verb	search for something needed or desired “Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”

Word Forms

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
raid	noun	a sudden short attack
raider	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überfall

ein plötzlicher kurzer Anfall

🇳🇱Dutch

inval

een plotselinge korte aanval

🇵🇹Portuguese

ataque

um ataque repentino e curto

🇷🇺Russian

рейд

внезапная короткая атака

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छापा

अचानक छोटा हमला

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযান

একটি আকস্মিক সংক্ষিপ্ত আক্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சோதனை

திடீர் குறுகிய தாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాడి

ఆకస్మిక చిన్న దాడి

🇮🇳Marathi

छापा

अचानक एक लहान हल्ला

🇮🇳Gujarati

દરોડો

અચાનક ટૂંકો હુમલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾಳಿ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಸಣ್ಣ ದಾಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റെയ്ഡ്

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ ആക്രമണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਪਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਹਮਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھاپہ

اچانک مختصر حملہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

袭击

突然的短暂攻击

🇯🇵Japanese

襲撃

突然の短い攻撃

🇰🇷Korean

급습

갑자기 짧은 공격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc đột kích

một cuộc tấn công ngắn bất ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

การจู่โจม

การโจมตีระยะสั้นอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

serangan

serangan singkat yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsalakay

isang biglaang maikling pag-atake

🇲🇾Malay

serbuan

serangan pendek secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غارة

هجوم قصير مفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

حمله

یک حمله کوتاه ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

yağma

ani kısa bir saldırı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְשׁוֹט

התקף קצר פתאומי

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The primary meaning of 'raid' is 'a sudden short attack'.

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In which domain is the word 'raid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'raid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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