Hypertext Webster Gateway: "raid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raid \Raid\, n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to E. road.
See {Road} a way.]
1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion
of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry
force; a foray.
Marauding chief! his sole delight. The moonlight
raid, the morning fight. --Sir W.
Scott.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation,
and occasional raids. --H. Spenser.
Note: A Scottish word which came into common use in the
United States during the Civil War, and was soon
extended in its application.
2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests,
seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police
upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public
treasury. [Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raid \Raid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Raiding}.]
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the
border counties.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
raid
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: {foray}, {maraud}]
2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: {bust}]
2: enter someone else's territory [syn: {foray into}]
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