raid (rad)

[ The Saxons were perpetually raiding along the confines The Atlantic , LXV. 153. of Gaul. II. trans. 1. To make a raid or hostile attack upon; encroach upon by foray or incursion. Hence-2. To attack in any way; affect injuriously by sudden or covert a ault or invasion of any kind: as, to raid a gambling-house. [Colloq.] - To raid the market, to derange prices or the course of trade, as on the stock-exchange, by exciting distrust or uncertainty with regard to values; disturb or depre prices by creating a temporary panic. [Colloq.]