Definition of "raid" in Anglais

noun

1. (military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

2. (law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

   • a police raid of a narcotics factory
   • a raid of contractors on the public treasury

3. (sports) An attacking movement.

4. (Internet slang) An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

5. (online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.

6. (social media) An event involving a group of users, often using bots and scripts, who join a server to harm it or harass its members.

verb

1. (transitive) To engage in a raid against.

   • The police raided the gambling den.
   • The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.
   • A group of mobsters raided an art museum and stole a bunch of paintings.
   • Someone has been banned from Discord for raiding a server.
   • The bank's funds have been raided by former execs.

2. (transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.

3. (transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.

   • I raided the fridge for snacks.