Definition of foray

noun (n)

• a sudden short attack (noun.act)

  Synonym: maraud, raid
  

  source: wordnet30
• an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) (noun.act)

  Example:
  Scientists' forays into politics.
  

  source: wordnet30
• A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

  Synonym: despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip
  

  source: wordnet30
• briefly enter enemy territory (verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• To pillage; to ravage. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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