<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.</li><li>Synonyms: seizure</li><li>Military: a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.</li><li>Synonyms: inroad, invasion, incursion</li><li>a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.</li><li>Finance: a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make a raid on.</li><li>to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.</li><li>to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.</li><li>to indulge oneself by taking from, especially in order to eat: raiding the cookie jar.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to engage in a raid.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>