Canadian English Meaning of raid

raid

Other Canadian English words related to raid

synonyms

• incursion
• invasion
• bombardment
• descent
• raid
• inroad
• irruption
• onslaught
• rush
• siege
• storm
• Strike
• aggression
• air raid
• ambush
• Blitz
• Blitzkrieg
• charge
• counter-attack
• Counter-offensive
• surprise attack
• offence
• offence
• offensive
• onset
• pillage
• plunder
• Sally
• sortie
• surprise
• trap

antonyms

• defence
• Guard
• defensive
• Opposition
• Protection
• resistance
• Security
• shelter
• shield

Definitions and Meaning of raid in English

Wordnet

raid (n)

a sudden short attack

an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Wordnet

raid (v)

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

enter someone else's territory and take spoils

take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

search for something needed or desired

Webster

raid (n.)

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

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.

Webster

raid (v. t.)

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

FAQs About the word raid

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word raid

raid

What is the English meaning of the word raid

a sudden short attack, an attempt by speculators to defraud investors, search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on, enter someone else's territory

What are the synonyms of the word raid

incursion,invasion,bombardment,descent,raid,inroad,irruption,onslaught,rush,siege

What are the antonyms of the word raid

defence,Guard,defensive,Opposition,Protection,resistance,Security,shelter,shield