raid

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /reɪd/

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Noun

Singular raid

Plural raids

1. (countable) A raid is a rapid surprise attack on an enemy.

   The general planned a night raid on the enemy positions.

Verb

Plain form raid

Third-person singular raids

Past tense raided

Past participle raided

Present participle raiding

1. (transitive) To raid an enemy is to attack them suddenly, without giving a warning.

   The police raided a house where they thought the thief was hiding.

Related words

• raider