Foray

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  • noun. A sudden raid or military advance.
  • noun. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area.
  • intransitive verb. To make a raid.
  • intransitive verb. To make inroads, as for profit or adventure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of foraging; a predatory excursion.
  • noun. Synonyms Incursion, Raid, etc. See invasion.
  • To ravage; pillage.
  • To engage in a foray; pillage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
  • transitive verb. To pillage; to ravage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
  • noun. A brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
  • verb. To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc.
  • verb. To pillage; to ravage.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
  • noun. a sudden short attack
  • verb. briefly enter enemy territory
  • verb. steal goods; take as spoils