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raid
noun
verb
An attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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ɹeɪd
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noun
An attempt by speculators to defraud investors
noun
A sudden short attack
verb
Search for something needed or desired
“Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”
verb
Enter someone else's territory and take spoils
“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
verb
Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
“T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
verb
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
“The police raided the crack house”
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Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
The police raided the crack house
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