Plunder vs. Raid
Difference Between Plunder and Raid
Plunder➦
To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage
plunder a village.
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Raid➦
A surprise attack by a small armed force.
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Plunder➦
To seize wrongfully or by force; steal
plundered the supplies.
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Raid➦
A sudden forcible entry into a place by police
a raid on a gambling den.
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Plunder➦
To take booty; rob.
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Raid➦
An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables.
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Plunder➦
The act or practice of plundering.
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Raid➦
A predatory operation mounted against a competitor, especially an attempt to lure away the personnel or membership of a competing organization.
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Plunder➦
Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.
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Raid➦
An attempt to seize control of a company, as by acquiring a majority of its stock.
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Plunder➦
(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
The mercenaries plundered the small town.
The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
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Raid➦
An attempt by speculators to drive stock prices down by coordinated selling.
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Plunder➦
(transitive) To take (goods) by pillage.
The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
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Raid➦
To make a raid on.
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Plunder➦
(intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
“Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
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Raid➦
To conduct a raid or participate in one.
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Plunder➦
(transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
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Raid➦
(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
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Plunder➦
(transitive) To take unexpectedly.
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Raid➦
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.
a police raid of a narcotics factory
a raid of contractors on the public treasury
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Plunder➦
An instance of plundering.
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Raid➦
(sports) An attacking movement.
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Plunder➦
The loot attained by plundering.
The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.
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Raid➦
(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.
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Plunder➦
Baggage; luggage.
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Raid➦
(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
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Plunder➦
To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.
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Raid➦
(transitive) To engage in a raid against.
The police raided the gambling den.
The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.
A group of mobsters raided an art museum and stole a bunch of paintings.
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Plunder➦
To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
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Raid➦
(transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.
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Plunder➦
The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.
Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.
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Raid➦
(transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.
I raided the fridge for snacks.
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Plunder➦
That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.
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Raid➦
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
Marauding chief! his sole delightThe moonlight raid, the morning fight.
There are permanent conquests, temporary occupations, and occasional raids.
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Plunder➦
Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage.
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Raid➦
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
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Plunder➦
goods or money obtained illegally
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Raid➦
To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.
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Plunder➦
take illegally; of intellectual property;
This writer plundered from famous authors
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Raid➦
a sudden short attack
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Plunder➦
plunder (a town) after capture;
the barbarians sacked Rome
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Raid➦
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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Plunder➦
steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
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Raid➦
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
The police raided the crack house
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Plunder➦
destroy and strip of its possession;
The soldiers raped the beautiful country
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Raid➦
enter someone else's territory and take spoils;
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
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Raid➦
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies
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Raid➦
search for something needed or desired;
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
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