'Raids', really?

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Try again?

I am sorry a verb.

throw raid into a thesaurus, then throw duck into a thesaurus big difference.

[Viridiana]

I am sorry a verb.

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verb (used with object)
5.
to make a raid on.
6.
to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
7.
to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.

[Viridiana]

verb (used with object)
5.
to make a raid on.
6.
to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
7.
to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.

Oh, hey, look, you just used it as a noun. . .

Also, the definition right above the one you quoted:

–noun
1.
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
2.
Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
3.
a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.

[Bled]

Oh, hey, look, you just used it as a noun. . .

Also, the definition right above the one you quoted:

–noun
1.
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
2.
Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
3.
a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.

Raid can be used as both a noun and verb but your still missing the point that your analogy does not fit, like you said a duck is a duck and raid can also be a siege, or assault and so on. my use of grammar may have been off at first but does not change the point i was attempting to make.