raids

Noun

raid (plural raids)

1. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
   • Marauding chief! his sole delight / The moonlight raid, the morning fight.1805, Walter Scott, “Canto Fourth”, in The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem, London: […] [James Ballantyne] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], and A[rchibald] Constable and Co., […], →OCLC...

   Synonyms:

   attack, foray, incursion

2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.
   • a police raid of a narcotics factory

   Synonyms:

   irruption

3. An attacking movement.
   • The athletic Walker, one of Tottenham's more effective attacking elements with his raids from right-back, made a timely intervention after Rose had been dispossessed and even Aaron Lennon was needed to provide an interception in the danger zone to foil another attempt by the Russians.2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport
4. (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.
   • Now that Twitch is making raids an official part of the platform, however, some streamers think the new feature will make it easier to participate in the positive aspects of raiding.2017 November 3, Ethan Gach, “What Twitch's New Raiding System Means For Streamers”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2017
5. (Internet) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
6. (social media) An event involving a group of users, often using bots and scripts, who join a server to harm it or harass its members.
   • I used the tools discord gave me to prevent raids but he somehow knows a bypass, I use bots and they do help prevent it but just having him ping 90 guys once makes people bash me for an entire hour.2022 January 28, D4TBOl, “I need some help with preventing raids”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2024, r/discordapp

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