Dictionary Check: raid
"raid" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
5
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Definition
noun
a sudden short attack
noun
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
verb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
Example:
"The police raided the crack house"
verb
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
Example:
"The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
verb
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
Example:
"T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
verb
search for something needed or desired
Example:
"Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
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