to foray
- verb
- /ˈfɔːreɪ/
:
saquear
- The bandits planned to foray into the village under the cover of darkness to steal supplies.
Examples
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During the night, they decided to foray across the border to seize weapons from the enemy camp.
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In order to survive, the group had to foray into nearby towns to collect food and medical supplies.
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I've been living from hand to mouth on whatever I could foray from sailors.
Synonyms
60
3.4
To enter a place suddenly and steal things
49
4.2
To steal things from shops during chaos
38
6.3
To search a place roughly and steal things while making a mess
29
8.1
To steal things by force during war or riots
26
6.0
To steal things by force, often during war or disorder
17
6.0
To enter a new place to try to take something or reach a goal
8
6.7
To search quickly and carelessly through places like drawers to steal things
6
7.5
To steal valuable things from a building, usually by breaking in
2
9.3
Steal valuable things and damage a place or person, often by force
1
9.9
To take things by force from people or places, often as loot during war
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Aggressive
380
4.4
- Specialized
378
4.5
26
6.0
373
4.9
22
6.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
To foray originally meant 'to make a quick raid and take goods', from old French, so to foray can still mean to plunder or to go in quickly and steal things.