raid
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- {{lb|en|military}} A quick [[hostile]] or [[predatory]] [[incursion]] or [[invasion]] in a battle.
- {{lb|en|law enforcement}} An [[attack]] or invasion for the purpose of making [[arrest]]s, seizing [[property]]{{,}} or [[plundering]].
- {{lb|en|sports}} An attacking movement.
- {{lb|en|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.
- {{lb|en|online gaming}} A large group in a [[massively multiplayer online game]], consisting of multiple [[party|parties]] who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
- {{lb|en|social media}} An event involving a group of users, often using bots and scripts, who join a {{l|en|server|id=community}} to [[harm]] it or [[harass]] its members.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[engage]] in a [[#Noun|raid]] against.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[lure]] from another; to [[entice]] away from.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[indulge]] oneself by taking from.
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