raid

Meanings

• a sudden short attack
• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
  • "The police raided the crack house"
• enter someone else's territory and take spoils
  • "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
  • "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
• search for something needed or desired
  • "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

Synonyms

bust, foray, foray into, maraud