raid

Universal Words noun, verb noun ~ (on sth) 1 a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft: They carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases. seealsoAIRRAID 2 a surprise visit by the police looking for criminals or for illegal goods or drugs: They were arrested during a dawn raid. 3 an attack on a building, etc. in order to commit a crime: an armed bank raid seealsoRAM-RAIDING verb [VN] 1 (of police) to visit a person or place without warning to look for criminals, illegal goods, drugs, etc: The house was raided in the early hours. 2 (of soldiers, fighting planes, etc.) to attack a place without warning: Villages along the border are regularly raided. * a raiding party (= a group of soldiers, etc. that attack a place) 3 to enter a place, usually using force, and steal from it: Many treasures were lost when the tombs were raided in the last century. * (humorous) I caught him raiding the fridge again (= taking food from it).