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Intrude

To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another.

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Manner of action 3

Bother 76% connected

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Crash 76% connected

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

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Broader term 12

Breach 76% connected

The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Impose 76% connected

To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.

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Inflict 76% connected

To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to…

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Infract 76% connected

Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

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Look 76% connected

To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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Offend 76% connected

To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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Search 76% connected

To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.

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Transgress 76% connected

To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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Violate 76% connected

To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.

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Visit 76% connected

To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.

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Derivationally related 10

Encroachment 74% connected

The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

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Encroachment 74% connected

The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

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Interloper 74% connected

One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or offici…

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Interloper 74% connected

One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or offici…

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Intrusive 74% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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Intrusive 74% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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Trespasser 74% connected

One who commits a trespass

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Trespasser 74% connected

One who commits a trespass

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Violation 74% connected

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

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Violation 74% connected

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

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See also 2

Invade 66% connected

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.

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Invade 66% connected

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.

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Synonym 5

Nose 92% connected

The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Obtrude 92% connected

To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Poke 92% connected

A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pry 92% connected

A lever; also, leverage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Trespass 92% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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