| NOUN | act | foray, raid, maraud | a sudden short attack |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | foray | an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) | |
| VERB | possession | foray, plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage | steal goods |
| contact | foray | briefly enter enemy territory |
| Sounds | fao'rey | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | A sudden short attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | raid, maraud | |
| Narrower | air raid, air attack | An attack by armed planes on a surface target |
| swoop | A very rapid raid | |
| Broader | penetration, incursion | An attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| Spanish | correría, incursión | |
| Catalan | incursió, irrupció, ràtzia | |
| Verbs | foray | briefly enter enemy territory |
| Meaning | An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "scientists' forays into politics" | |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | incursión, irrupción, razzia | |
| Catalan | incursió, irrupció, ràtzia | |
| Meaning | steal goods; take as spoils. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage | |
| Narrower | deplume, displume | strip of honors, possessions, or attributes |
| Broader | take | Take by force |
| Spanish | despojar, desvalijar, expoliar, pillar, saquear | |
| Catalan | desvalisar, espoliar, expilar, saquejar | |
| Meaning | briefly enter enemy territory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | incursionar | |
| Nouns | foray | a sudden short attack |
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