raiding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
   raid; bust.
   
   • The police raided the crack house
2. verb enter someone else's territory and take spoils
   raid; foray into.
   
   • The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
3. verb take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
   raid.
   
   • T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
4. verb search for something needed or desired
   raid.
   
   • Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
5. adjective satellite characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
   marauding; predatory.
   
   • bands of marauding Indians
   • predatory warfare
   • a raiding party

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