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Words related to foray

Related / Similar Words: raid, maraud, plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage

Definition:

an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists'' forays into politics";

a sudden short attack;

briefly enter enemy territory;

steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners";

Hyponyms: air raid, air attack, swoop, deplume, displume

Derivational Morphology: maraud, raid, bust, loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money, plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter, plundering, pillaging, looting, robbery, spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation

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