Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - raid
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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)
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I. noun see: road Date: 15th century 1. a hostile or predatory incursion, a surprise attack by a small force, 2. a brief foray outside one's usual sphere, a sudden invasion by officers of the law, a daring operation against a competitor, the recruiting of personnel (as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations, the act of mulcting public money, 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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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