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MARAUD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden short attack
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("maraud" is a kind of...):
incursion; penetration (an attack that penetrates into enemy territory)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maraud"):
air attack; air raid (an attack by armed planes on a surface target)
swoop (a very rapid raid)
Derivation:
maraud (raid and rove in search of booty)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they maraud ... he / she / it marauds
Past simple: marauded
Past participle: marauded
-ing form: marauding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raid and rove in search of booty
Example:
marauding rebels overran the countryside
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "maraud" is one way to...):
foray into; raid (enter someone else's territory and take spoils)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
maraud (a sudden short attack)
marauder (someone who attacks in search of booty)
