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raid/rayed

raid (rād)

Noun

    • A surprise attack by a small armed force.
    • A sudden forcible entry into a place by police: a raid on a gambling den.
    • An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables.

Verb. Transitive

    • To make a raid on.

Verb. Intransitive

    • To conduct a raid or participate in one.

rayed (rā)

Verb. Transitive

    • To send out as rays; emit.
    • To supply with rays or radiating lines.
    • To cast rays on; irradiate.

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