raids
noun · verb
Form of raid , plural of raid.
Simple meaning
A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
raydzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹeɪdz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of raid
A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
plural of raid
An attacking movement.
plural of raidlaw enforcement
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.
verb
third-person singular of raid
To lure from another; to entice away from.
third-person singular of raid
To indulge oneself by taking from.
third-person singular of raid
To engage in a raid against.
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This meaning: A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Used this way, raids is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
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- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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