slovodefinícia
encroaching
(encz)
encroaching, adj:
Encroaching
(gcide)
Encroach \En*croach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Encroached; p. pr.
& vb. n. Encroaching.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to
hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F.
accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en- (L.
in) + F. croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Accroach.]
To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions
or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; --
commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to
encroach on the highway.
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No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or
interfere with the duty and office of another. --South.
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Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil.
--Hooker.
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Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground.
--Dryden.

Syn: To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.
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encroaching
(wn)
encroaching
adj 1: gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we
moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive
tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: encroaching(a),
invasive, trespassing(a)]
podobné slovodefinícia
encroaching
(encz)
encroaching, adj:
Encroachingly
(gcide)
Encroachingly \En*croach"ing*ly\, adv.
By way of encroachment.
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encroaching
(wn)
encroaching
adj 1: gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we
moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive
tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: encroaching(a),
invasive, trespassing(a)]

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