to raid

Examples

• All

• When they raided Manikova's house, they brought two sets of handcuffs and warrants.

  Mickey 17 (2025)

• It's no wonder that many go missing, and some have been found by police who have raided cannabis factories.

  Academic text (2009)

• The police would make an issue of it and raid the Zone.

  Zone 414 (2021)

• And This is why they can raid places like Gaunt.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Yeah, who knows, they might come raid in your house to confiscate them.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• The immigration police typically raid areas with a high concentration of Haitians, such as construction sites and outdoor markets.

  Academic text (2003)

• When the police raided the building, they found receipts detailing the club's considerable profits.

  Academic text (1997)

• Elsewhere in the country, presses faced a different problem: they were raided and stopped, and newspaper bundles were seized.

  Academic text (2017)

• Students in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, took to the streets protesting after the government raided and shut down independent media centers.

  Academic text (2001)

• The police decided to raid the warehouse after receiving a tip-off about illegal activity.

Synonyms

A

to attack

vsto raid

∞ 1.3

To use force to hurt people or damage things

is a sudden targeted operation often aimed at searching or making arrests

B

to bust

vsto raid

• Informal

320 6.1

To enter a place suddenly to arrest people

is any sudden unexpected attack for search or capture

S

to storm

vsto raid

102 5.7

To attack and take a place suddenly with force

is more about sudden search or arrest than forcible capture

H

to harry

vsto raid

2 9.1

To attack towns or villages again and again, causing damage and fear

is a single sudden operation for search or arrest rather than repeated attacks

Antonyms

D

to defend

∞ 1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

W

to withdraw

466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

Compounds

A

air raid

32 4.2

A sudden attack by military planes that drop bombs and shoot at the ground

A

air-raid shelter

2 4.4

A strong place, often underground, that protects people from bombs

How Violent

to overrun

20 7.0

to storm

102 5.7

to raid

66 4.1

to breach

67 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology