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FORAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

Example:

scientists' forays into politics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("foray" is a kind of...):

attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sudden short attack

Synonyms:

foray; maraud; raid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("foray" is a kind of...):

incursion; penetration (an attack that penetrates into enemy territory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foray"):

air attack; air raid (an attack by armed planes on a surface target)

swoop (a very rapid raid)

Derivation:

foray (briefly enter enemy territory)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Briefly enter enemy territory

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "foray" is one way to...):

penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

foray (a sudden short attack)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Steal goods; take as spoils

Example:

During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Synonyms:

despoil; foray; loot; pillage; plunder; ransack; reave; rifle; strip

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "foray" is one way to...):

take (take by force)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "foray"):

deplume; displume (strip of honors, possessions, or attributes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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