encroaching (verb)

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• encroach — verb encroach on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to gradually take more control of someone s time, possessions, rights etc than you should: a government that is encroaching on the rights of individuals 2 to gradually cover more and more land: houses… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• keep off — verb 1. refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day • Syn: ↑avoid • Hypernyms: ↑abstain, ↑refrain, ↑desist …   Useful english dictionary

• keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of.     ↘retain or reserve for use in the future.     ↘put or store in a regular place.     ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… …   English new terms dictionary

• tread — verb (past trod; past participle trodden or trod) 1》 walk in a specified way.     ↘(tread on) chiefly Brit. set one s foot down on top of.     ↘walk on or along. 2》 press down or crush with the feet. noun 1》 a manner or the sound of walking. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• encroach — [[t]ɪnkro͟ʊtʃ[/t]] encroaches, encroaching, encroached 1) VERB (disapproval) If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing.… …   English dictionary

• Interlingua grammar — This article is an informal outline of the grammar of Interlingua, an international auxiliary language first publicized by IALA. It follows the usage of the original grammar text (Gode Blair, 1951), which is accepted today but regarded as… …   Wikipedia

• encroach — en·croach /in krōch/ vi [Anglo French encrocher, probably alteration of acrocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a , prefix stressing goal + croc hook]: to enter esp. gradually or stealthily into the possessions or rights of …   Law dictionary

• encroach — UK [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] / US [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms encroach : present tense I/you/we/they encroach he/she/it encroaches present participle encroaching past tense encroached past participle encroached 1) to gradually take something… …   English dictionary

• mantle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mantel, from Anglo French, from Latin mantellum Date: 13th century 1. a. a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes ; cloak b. a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority < accepted the mantle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trespass — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trespas, from Anglo French, passage, overstepping, misdeed, from trespasser Date: 13th century 1. a. a violation of moral or social ethics ; transgression; especially sin b. an unwarranted infringement 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Monetons — West Virginia s Moneton tribe on the Kanawha Valley [Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora (Iroquois) means waterway , kye is augmentive suffix. Kaniatarowanenneh means big waterway in Mohawk (Iroquois). Lachler, McElwain, and Burke… …   Wikipedia