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raiding
adj. marauding, plundering
 
raid
v. attack on, foray into, sudden incursion into


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Raiding
Raiding may refer to:The present participle of the verb raid, a word which itself has several meaningsRaiding, Austria, a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland in Austria
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raiding
Adjective
1. characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"
(synonym) marauding, predatory
(similar) offensive

 
raid
Noun
1. a sudden short attack
(synonym) foray, maraud
(hypernym) penetration, incursion
(hyponym) air raid, air attack
(derivation) bust
2. an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
(hypernym) embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation
Verb
1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
(synonym) bust
(hypernym) attack, assail
(derivation) foray, maraud
2. enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
(synonym) foray into
(hypernym) intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon
(hyponym) maraud
(derivation) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
3. take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
(hypernym) assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
4. search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
(hypernym) search


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Raiding
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Raid
  

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