'Intrude' definitions:
Definition of 'intrude'
From: WordNet
verb
Enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt]
verb
Enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" [syn: trespass, intrude]
verb
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke]
verb
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]
Definition of 'Intrude'
From: GCIDE
- Intrude \In*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.
- Syn: To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Intrude'
From: GCIDE
- Intrude \In*trude"\, v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intrude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admit,
- advance upon,
- barge in,
- be admitted,
- blow it,
- bother,
- break bounds,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- breeze in,
- burst in,
- bust in,
- butt in,
- charge in,
- come barging in,
- come between,
- come breezing in,
- come busting in,
- come in,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash the gates,
- creep in,
- cross the threshold,
- crowd in,
- cut in,
- disturb,
- drag in,
- drop in,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- encroach,
- enter,
- entrench,
- foist in,
- fudge in,
- gain admittance,
- get in,
- go in,
- go into,
- go off half-cocked,
- go too far,
- have an entree,
- have an in,
- hop in,
- horn in,
- impinge,
- implant in,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infiltrate,
- infringe,
- inject in,
- insert,
- insert in,
- insinuate,
- insinuate in,
- intercalate,
- interfere,
- interjaculate,
- interject,
- interlope,
- intermeddle,
- interpolate,
- interpose,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- introduce,
- introduce in,
- invade,
- irrupt,
- jam in,
- jump in,
- know no bounds,
- look in,
- lug in,
- make an inroad,
- meddle,
- muscle,
- obtrude,
- overstep,
- overstep the bounds,
- pack in,
- pester,
- pop in,
- press in,
- presume,
- push in,
- put between,
- put in,
- put on,
- put upon,
- run in,
- rush in,
- sandwich,
- set foot in,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smash in,
- smuggle in,
- sneak in,
- speak inopportunely,
- speak too late,
- squeeze in,
- steal in,
- step in,
- storm in,
- take in,
- throng in,
- throw in,
- thrust in,
- transgress,
- trench,
- trespass,
- usurp,
- visit,
- wedge in,
- work in,
- worm in