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to raid
01
(of police) to unexpectedly visit a person or place to arrest suspects or find illegal goods
Transitive: to raid a place
Examples
The narcotics division decided to raid the suspected drug den to apprehend the traffickers.
02
to enter a place and remove or take away a large number of things quickly and illegally, often as part of a criminal enterprise or activity
Transitive: to raid a place
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
raid
3rd person singular
raids
Past simple
raided
Past participle
raided
Examples
The thieves raided the jewelry store and stole millions in diamonds.
03
to quickly and secretly take something from a place
Transitive: to raid sth
Examples
He raided the kitchen in the middle of the night, eating everything in sight.
04
to acquire control of a company by purchasing a large percentage of its stock
Transitive: to raid a company
Examples
The billionaire planned to raid the smaller company, aiming to take over its operations.
Raid
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
raids
Examples
The special forces unit planned a nighttime raid on the enemy compound to capture high-value targets.
02
a manipulative financial maneuver aimed at profiting by deceiving or exploiting investors
Examples
The company collapsed after a stock raid by insiders.
Lexical Tree
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