Attack vs. Raid
Difference Between Attack and Raid
Attacknoun
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
Raidnoun
(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Attacknoun
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.Raidnoun
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
a police raid of a narcotics factorya raid of contractors on the public treasuryAttacknoun
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.Raidnoun
(sports) An attacking movement.
Attacknoun
The beginning of active operations on anything.
Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.Raidnoun
(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.
Attacknoun
(computing) An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
birthday attack; denial-of-service attackRaidnoun
(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
Attacknoun
(cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
Raidverb
(transitive) To engage in a raid against.
The police raided the gambling den.The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.Attacknoun
(volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
Raidverb
(transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.
Attacknoun
(lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
Raidverb
(transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.
I raided the fridge for snacks.Attacknoun
(medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
I've had an attack of the flu.Raidnoun
a sudden short attack
Attacknoun
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
Raidnoun
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
Attacknoun
(music) The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
Raidverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
The police raided the crack houseAttacknoun
(audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
Raidverb
enter someone else's territory and take spoils;
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularlyAttackverb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.Raidverb
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companiesAttackverb
(transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.Raidverb
search for something needed or desired;
Our babysitter raided our refrigeratorAttackverb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
Attackverb
(transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
We’ll have dinner before we attack the biology homework.I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.Attackverb
To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
Attackverb
To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
Attackverb
To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
Attackverb
(soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
Attackverb
(cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
Attacknoun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
the attack began at dawnAttacknoun
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition;
an attack of diarrheaAttacknoun
intense adverse criticism;
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Partythe government has come under attackdon't give me any flakAttacknoun
the act of attacking;
attacks on women increased last yearthey made an attempt on his lifeAttacknoun
an offensive move in a sport or game;
they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inningAttacknoun
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent);
the film was sensitive to attack by acidsopen to attack by the elementsAttacknoun
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;
his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and consan attack on inflationhis plan of attack was misguidedAttacknoun
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
Attacknoun
strong criticism;
he published an unexpected attack on my workAttackverb
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War IISerbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all weekAttackverb
attack in speech or writing;
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House SpeakerAttackverb
take the initiative and go on the offensive;
The Serbs attacked the village at nightThe visiting team started to attackAttackverb
attack someone physically or emotionally;
The mugger assaulted the womanNightmares assailed him regularlyAttackverb
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task;
I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bedAttackverb
begin to injure;
The cancer cells are attacking his liverRust is attacking the metal
