Definition of foray

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for·ay    (fôr, fr, fr) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A sudden raid or military advance.
2. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area: an actor's foray into politics.

VERB:
for·ayed, for·ay·ing, for·ays
VERB:
intr.

1. To make a raid.
2. To make inroads, as for profit or adventure.

VERB:
tr.
Archaic

To pillage in search of spoils.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English forrai, from forraien, to plunder, probably back-formation from forreour, raider, plunderer, from Old French forrier, from forrer, to forage ; see forage