- ram-raid
- Noun. The use of a vehicle to smash into a property so as to steal the goods, usually a shop.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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ram-raid — ram raids, ram raiding, ram raided 1) N COUNT A ram raid is the crime of using a car to drive into and break a shop window in order to steal things from the shop. [BRIT] A shop in Station Road was the target of a ram raid early yesterday. 2) VERB … English dictionary
ram-raid — ramˈ raid noun The action of smashing into shop windows, etc with a stolen car and subsequent stealing of the goods inside intransitive verb and transitive verb To perform such a raid (on) • • • Main Entry: ↑ram … Useful english dictionary
ram raid — ► NOUN ▪ a robbery in which a shop window is rammed with a vehicle and looted … English terms dictionary
ram raid — noun Brit. a robbery in which a shop window is rammed with a vehicle and looted. Derivatives ram raider noun ram raiding noun … English new terms dictionary
ram raid — /ˈræm reɪd/ (say ram rayd) noun a robbery involving gaining access to a property, such as a shop, service station, etc., by driving a vehicle into the front window. Also, ramraid …
ram-raiding — ram .raiding n [U] BrE informal the crime of driving a car into a shop window in order to steal goods from the shop >ram raid n ▪ a ram raid on a jeweller s shop >ram raider n … Dictionary of contemporary English
ram-raiding — ram raid|ing [ ræm ,reıdıŋ ] noun uncount BRITISH the crime of driving a vehicle through a store window in order to steal goods ╾ ram raid|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ram-raiding — ramˈ raiding noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ram * * * ram raiding UK [ˈræm ˌreɪdɪŋ] US noun [uncountable] british the crime of driving a vehicle through a shop window in order to steal goods Thesaurus: crimes involving theft and trespasshyponym general… … Useful english dictionary
Ram-raiding — is a variation on burglary in which a van, SUV, car, or other heavy vehicle is driven through the windows or doors of a closed shop, usually a department store or jewellers shop, to allow the perpetrators to loot it. This act has occurred since… … Wikipedia
raid — 1. noun 1) the raid on Dieppe Syn: attack, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie, onslaught, storming 2) a raid on a shop Syn: robbery, burglary, hold up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
