raid
English
/ɹeɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
- (sports) An attacking movement.
- (Internet) 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.
- (online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots raid derived from Old English rād (riding, hostile incursion, road).
Origin
Old English
rād
Gloss
riding, hostile incursion, road
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
道, 路
Emoji
🛣️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counterraid English
- raidable English
- raider English
- ram English
- ramraid English
- raid Italian
- raid French
- рейд Russian
- raid Spanish, Castilian
- räd Swedish
- rajd Polish
- rajdowiec Polish
- eored Old English
- hranrad Old English
- hronrad Old English
- rād Old English
- rade Middle English
- rode Middle English
- *raidu gmw-pro
- raid Scots