Raid
Pronunciation: rād
| n. | 1. | A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. |
| 2. | An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To make a raid upon or into; |
| Noun | 1. |  raid - a sudden short attack |
| 2. | raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors | |
| Verb | 1. | raid - search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" Synonyms: bust |
| 2. | raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" Synonyms: foray into | |
| 3. | raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" | |
| 4. | raid - search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator" |
| RAID - Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks |