foray

Speech parts

1. foray - Noun

2. foray - Verb

Meaning

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

To pillage; to ravage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strip rifle raid plunder loot pillage ransack despoil maraud reave sally attack attempt charge drive
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Antonyms

guard security cover protect opposition defense
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Hypernyms

take attempt effort try penetration penetrate

Hyponyms

swoop deplume displume air raid air attack

Anagrams

froya

Examples

Later I came awake with a sudden start, remembering the fright and tension that had accompanied my foray into crime. Well, all that was gone now. I could start anew. I did not like to feel tension and fear. I wanted something else, to be human, to be caught up in something meaningful. Richard Wright

An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter. Brandon Mull

My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since. Rich Sommer

During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners Source: Internet

scientists' forays into politics Source: Internet

According to AIMIM sources, the war of words between Banerjee and Owaisi provided the party a much-needed propellant to make a foray into the state’s political scene. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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