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Meaning of raid

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

raid

Pronunciation:/ɹeɪd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

  2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering

    Example: a police raid of a narcotics factory

  3. An attacking movement.

  4. An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

verb

Definitions

  1. To engage in a raid against.

    Example: The police raided the gambling den.

  2. To lure from another; to entice away from.

  3. To indulge oneself by taking from.

    Example: I raided the fridge for snacks.