1. [noun] A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
2. [noun] An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
3. [noun] (online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
4. [noun] (sports) An attacking movement.
5. [verb] To engage in a raid.
6. [verb] To steal from; pillage
7. [verb] To lure from another; to entice away from
8. [verb] To indulge oneself by taking from
9. [noun] A sudden short attack.
10. [noun] An attempt by speculators to defraud investors.
11. [verb] Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; 'The police raided the crack house'.
12. [verb] Enter someone else's territory and take spoils; 'The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly'.
13. [verb] Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; 'T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies'.
14. [verb] Search for something needed or desired; 'Our babysitter raided our refrigerator'.
