· a sudden short attack

Synonym(s): foray, maraud

Hypernym(s): penetration, incursion

· an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Hypernym(s): embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation

· search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

Synonym(s): bust

Hypernym(s): attack, assail

· enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"

Synonym(s): foray_into

Hypernym(s): intrude_on, invade, obtrude_upon, encroach_upon

· take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"

Hypernym(s): assume, usurp, seize, take_over, arrogate

· search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Hypernym(s): search