Encroach
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

5 letters

POACH
Hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"

ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

USURP
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

CRASH
The act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

6 letters

PIERCE
Cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"

MOLEST
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

MEDDLE
Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

ATTACK
An offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

OFFEND
Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

WORMIN

HORNIN
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

INVADE
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"

BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled

TRENCH
Dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

IMPOSE
Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

WORKIN
Add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"

BUSTIN

BUTTIN
Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

7 letters

BARGEIN
Enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!"

DICTATE
An authoritative rule

ELBOWIN

IMPINGE
Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

INTRUDE
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"

VIOLATE
Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

TRAMPLE
The sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"

PILLAGE
The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

DESTROY
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

IMPINGE

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ARROGATE
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

WALKOVER
Beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"

MUSCLEIN

INFRINGE
Advance beyond the usual limit

ENTRENCH
Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

TRESPASS
Entry to another's property without right or permission

CHISELIN
Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

OVERSTEP
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

9 letters

INTERPOSE
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

INTERVENE
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

PENETRATE
Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"

SQUEEZEIN

INTERFERE
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

10 letters

CONTRAVENE
Deny the truth of

CONTRADICT
Prove negative; show to be false

11 letters

APPROPRIATE
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

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