Meaning of raid In English

• 0 a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people:

  • The commandos made/staged/carried out a daring raid (on the enemy).

  • planes on a bombing raid

  • Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night.

  • The drugs were found during a police raid on the house.

• 1 to attack a place suddenly:

  • The nomads raided the enemy camp and captured over 100 camels.

  • The post office was raided late at night.

  • Police officers from the organized crime division have raided businesses in central London.

  • I caught Toby raiding the fridge.

• 2 a planned attack by a military group that is done suddenly and unexpectedly and is intended to destroy or damage something:

  • an air raid

  • a bombing raid

• 3 to enter a place suddenly and unexpectedly in order to search for something or stop an illegal activity:

  • The FBI said it had no plans to raid the suspect’s farm.

  • The movie company was accused of raiding talent from other studios.

• 4 an attempt to take control of a company by buying a lot of its shares:

  • He helped build one of Britain's biggest conglomerates during the 1980s with a series of daring corporate raids.

  • a raid on sth So far, it has not decided what it will do to stop a raid on its shares.