Dictionary 1. (v. i.) To advance beyond proper limits; to trespass; to intrude; as, to encroach on a neighbor's land\; to encroach on the highway.2. (n.) Encroachment. Thesaurus abuse a privilege adopt advance upon appropriate arrogate assume barge in bother break bounds break in break in upon burst in bust in butt in charge in come between crash crash in crash the gates creep in crowd in cut in edge in elbow in encroach upon entrench foist in go too far horn horn in impinge impose impose on impose upon inconvenience infiltrate infringe insinuate interfere interlope interpose intervene intrude invade irrupt know no bounds make an inroad make free with obtrude obtrude upon overstep overstep the bounds play God press in presume on presume upon pretend to push in put on put upon rush in seize slink in slip in smash in sneak in squeeze in steal in storm in take a liberty take liberties take over throng in thrust in transgress trench trespass trouble usurp work in worm in |