n.
- a rapid surprise attack on people or premises.
- a surprise visit by police to arrest suspects or seize illicit goods.
- Stock Exchange a hostile attempt to buy a controlling interest in the shares of a company.
v.
- conduct a raid on.
- quickly and illicitly take something from (a place).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: Scots var. of road in the early senses ‘journey on horseback, foray’.