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Foray

Foray Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Foray? [n] an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" [n] a sudden short attack [v] briefly enter enemy territory [v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Foray: despoil \| loot \| maraud \| pillage \| plunder \| raid \| ransack \| reave \| rifle \| strip Related Terms \| Find terms related to Foray: air attack \| air raid \| air strike \| banditry \| board \| boarding \| brigandage \| brigandism \| depredate \| depredation \| despoil \| despoiling \| despoilment \| despoliation \| direption \| escalade \| fire raid \| fleece \| forage \| foraging \| freeboot \| freebooting \| gut \| harass \| harry \| incursion \| inroad \| inundate \| invade \| invasion \| irruption \| loot \| looting \| make a raid \| make an inroad \| maraud \| marauding \| overrun \| overswarm \| overwhelm \| pillage \| pillaging \| plunder \| plundering \| prey on \| raid \| raiding \| ransack \| ransacking \| rape \| rapine \| ravage \| ravagement \| ravaging \| raven \| ravish \| ravishment \| razzia \| reive \| reiving \| rifle \| rifling \| sack \| sacking \| saturation raid \| scale \| scale the walls \| scaling \| shuttle raid \| spoil \| spoiling \| spoliate \| spoliation \| storm \| sweep \| take by storm See Also \| air attack \| air raid \| attempt \| deplume \| displume \| effort \| endeavor \| endeavour \| incursion \| penetrate \| penetration \| perforate \| swoop \| take \| try Foray In Webster's Dictionary \For"ay\ (?; 277), n. [Another form of forahe. Cf. {Forray}.] A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser. The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. --Tennyson. \For"ay\, v. t. To pillage; to ravage. He might foray our lands. --Sir W. Scott.

Foray Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foray?

[n] an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
[n] a sudden short attack
[v] briefly enter enemy territory
[v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

Foray In Webster's Dictionary

\For"ay\ (?; 277), n. [Another form of forahe. Cf.
{Forray}.]
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any
irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser.

      The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling
      eyes of prey.                            --Tennyson.


\For"ay\, v. t.
To pillage; to ravage.

      He might foray our lands.                --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

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