Meaning of Raid

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Raid

1. 1
   n.

   A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

2. 2
   n.

   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.

3. 3
   v. t.

   To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

4. 4
   n.

   A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

5. 5
   n.

   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.

6. 6
   v. t.

   To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.