raid
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(noun) an attempt by speculators to defraud investors |
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Synonyms: mulcting |
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Related Words: defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation |
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(verb) make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" |
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Synonyms: bust |
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Related Words: assail, attack |
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(noun) a sudden short attack |
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Synonyms: foray, maraud |
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Related Words: air attack, air raid, incursion, penetration, swoop |
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| 4. |
(verb) enter someone else's territory |
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Synonyms: foray into |
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Related Words: encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon |
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