raiding

(verb) search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on. Synonyms: raid, bust. Example: "The police raided the crack house."

(verb) enter someone else's territory and take spoils. Synonyms: foray into, raid. Example: "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly."

(verb) take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock. Synonyms: raid. Example: "T. boone pickens raided many large companies."

(verb) search for something needed or desired. Synonyms: raid. Example: "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator."

(adj) characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding. Synonyms: marauding, predatory. Examples: "Bands of marauding indians." "Predatory warfare." "A raiding party."