Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - raid
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Raid
raid
~1 n 1 a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control + on (a bombing raid on the railway line | cross-border raids) carry out/launch/make a raid (Aircraft are carrying out raids on enemy ships.) 2 a sudden visit by the police searching for something illegal (Following this morning's raid, three people have been charged with possessing illegal drugs. | police raid) (a police raid on a club | dawn raid (=carried out very early in the morning)) 3 an attack by criminals on a bank or similar place (a bank raid) + on (raids on post offices in the area) carry out a raid (Armed robbers carried out a raid on the Gateway Bank last night.) 4 technical an attempt by a company, to buy enough shares in another company to take control of it (- see also air raid) ~2 v 1 if police raid a place, they go there suddenly to search for something illegal (Suspected drug dealers' homes were raided.) 2 to make a sudden armed attack on a place (Vikings raided settlements on the east coast. | a raiding party (=group taking part in an attack)) 3 to take or steal a lot of things from a place (She raided Jim's cash-box. | Animal-rights activists got in and raided the laboratories. | raid the larder/refrigerator) (humorous (=take food from your family's kitchen because you are hungry)) (- see also ramraiding) - raider n
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(raids, raiding, raided) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy’s land. The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp... N-COUNT: oft N on/against n see also air raid 2. If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons. Fraud squad officers raided the firm’s offices. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. They were arrested early this morning after a raid on a house by thirty armed police. N-COUNT: oft N on n 3. If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something. (BRIT) A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank. VERB: V n • Raid is also a noun. ...an armed raid on a small Post Office... N-COUNT: oft N on n 4. If you raid the fridge or the larder, you take food from it to eat instead of a meal or in between meals. (INFORMAL) She made her way to the kitchen to raid the fridge. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) rade, from Old English rad ride, ~ — more at road Date: 15th century 1. a. a hostile or predatory incursion b. a surprise attack by a small force 2. a. a brief foray outside one's usual sphere b. a sudden invasion by officers of the law c. a daring operation against a competitor d. the recruiting of personnel (as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations 3. the act of mulcting public money 4. an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling II. verb Date: 1865 intransitive verb to conduct or take part in a ~ transitive verb to make a ~ on ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a rapid surprise attack, esp.: a by troops, aircraft, etc. in warfare. b to commit a crime or do harm. 2 a surprise attack by police etc. to arrest suspected persons or seize illicit goods. 3 Stock Exch. an attempt to lower prices by the concerted selling of shares. 4 (foll. by on, upon) a forceful or insistent attempt to make a person or thing provide something. --v.tr. 1 make a raid on (a person, place, or thing). 2 plunder, deplete . Derivatives raider n. Etymology: ME, Sc. form of OE rad ROAD(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. 1) общ. набег, налет, внезапное нападение; рейд air raid — воздушный налет 2) общ. налет (бандитов и т. п.); облава police raid — полицейская облава a raid on a bank — налет (бандитов) на банк 3) фин., упр. рейд (попытка поглощения компании путем внезапной скупки акций) See: "dawn raid, "premium raid, raider, "hostile takeover, Williams Act, schedule 13D 4) бирж. попытка искусственно понизить курс See: bear raid 2. гл. 1) общ. совершать налет набег, рейд, облаву The police raided the night club. — Полиция устроила облаву в ночном клубе. 2) общ. вторгаться (куда-л.) RAID 1. сущ. 1) общ. набег, налет, внезапное нападение; рейд air raid — воздушный налет 2) общ. налет (бандитов и т. п.); облава police raid — полицейская облава a raid on a bank — налет (бандитов) на банк 3) фин., упр. рейд (попытка поглощения компании путем внезапной скупки акций) See: dawn raid, premium raid, raider, hostile takeover, Williams Act, schedule 13D 4) бирж. попытка искусственно понизить курс See: "bear raid 2. гл. 1) общ. совершать налет набег, рейд, облаву The police raided the night club. — Полиция устроила облаву в ночном клубе. 2) общ. вторгаться (куда-л.) RAID 1. сущ. 1) налет, рейд, облава 2) попытка искусственно понизить курс • - bear raid - carry out a raid on - make a raid on - police raid 2. гл. 1) совершать налет 2) понижать курсы (искусственно, путем...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. фин. "налет" Попытка понизить курс акций компании на бирже, осуществляемая путем массовой продажи брокерами ее акций с целью снижения их курса, чтобы после этого "фирма-налетчик" raider смогла скупить их по низкой цене 2. полит. "грабеж" Трата государственных средств (денег из "казенной кормушки" pork barrel) официальными лицами на частные цели, особенно за взятки RAID "Рейд" Товарный знак инсектицида в виде распылителей, ловушек, фумигаторов производства компании "С. К. Джонсон энд сан" S. C. Johnson and Son Inc.. Рекламный лозунг: "Муравьев и тараканов убивает наповал" "Kills bugs dead" ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. набег (особ. кавалерийский); рейд; налет air raid —- воздушный налет to make a raid into the enemy camp —- совершить набег на лагерь противника 2. воен. поиск 3. мор. набеговая операция 4. вылазка (против конкурента); решительная акция 5. вторжение в чужую сферу интересов и т. п. 6. налет (полиции, бандитов); облава police raid —- полицейская облава a raid on a bank —- налет (бандитов на банк) raid on a gaming-house —- налет (полиции) на игорный дом 7. бирж. давление, нажим, попытка понизить курс 8. ам. присвоение государственных средств 9. совершать налет, набег, рейд, облаву the police raided the gambling den —- полиция устроила облаву в игорном доме boys raided orchards —- мальчишки совершали набеги на фруктовые сады 10. мор. действовать на морских коммуникациях противника 11. (into) вторгаться (куда-л.) 12. бирж. понижать, сбивать курс to raid the market —- сбивать курс ценных бумаг ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) набег, внезапное нападение; рейд; to make a raid upon the enemys camp - совершить набег на лагерь противника; air raid - воздушный налет 2) облава; a raid on a gambling-den - налет (полиции) на игорный притон Syn: foray, incursion, invasion 2. v. 1) совершать налет, набег, облаву 2) вторгаться (into) ...Англо-русский словарь
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NASA abbr. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks transport. abbr. Remove Alcohol Impaired Drivers mil. abbr. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks mil. abbr. Race Against Impaired Driving archit. abbr. Registered Architect hardw. abbr. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks network. abbr. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks media abbr. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks law abbr. Report All Impaired Drivers law abbr. Restitution And Inmate Development ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- c.1425, "military expedition on horseback," Scottish and northern English form of rade "a riding, journey," from O.E. rad "a riding." The word died out by 17c., but was revived by Scott, 1805 and 1818, with extended sense of "attack, foray." The verb is from 1824. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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