Raid

verb

reɪd

Noun

a sudden short attack
Similar:ForayMaraud
Type of:PenetrationIncursion
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
Type of:EmbezzlementMisapplicationMisappropriation

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
“The police raided the crack house”
Similar:Bust
Type of:AssailAttack
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
“The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly”
Type of:Invade
search for something needed or desired
“Our babysitter raided our refrigerator”
Type of:Search
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
“T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies”
Type of:AssumeArrogateSeize