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1 Inroad
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inroad
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2 Rush
subs.Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.Inroad: P. ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.With a rush: P. and V. δρόμῳ.Sally: P. ἐκδρομή, ἡ; see Sally.Impetuosity: P. and V. προθυμία, ἡ, σπουδή, ἡ.A bed of rushes: Ar. στιβὰς σχοίνων (Pl. 541).——————v. trans.Rush ( a position): P. κατὰ κράτος αἱρεῖν.V. intrans. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), ἐπᾴσσειν (also Plat. but rare P.), ὄρνυσθαι, V. ἐφορμαίνειν, ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν, συθῆναι ( 1st aor. pass. of σεύειν); see Hasten, Run.Rush headlong to one's doom: V. εἰς θάνατον ἐκνεύειν (Eur., Phoen. 1268).Rush across: Ar. and V. διᾴσσειν (absol. or gen.).Rush away: V. ἀπᾴσσειν, Ar. ἐκσπεύδειν.Rush down: Ar. and P. κατατρέχειν, P. καταθεῖν.Rush forth: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν, Ar. ἐξᾴσσειν.Rush forward, rush up: Ar. and P. προστρέχειν.Rush into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc. V. dat. alone), V. εἰσορμᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.); see dash into.Rush out: see rush forth.Rush to: P. προσπηδᾶν πρός (acc.).Rush up: Ar. and P. προστρέχειν.Rush upon: see Attack.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rush
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Inroad — In*road ([i^]n*r[=o]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inroaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inroading}.] To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Inroad — In road ([i^]n r[=o]d ), n. The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment. [1913 Webster] The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inroad — I noun access, advancement, aggression, assault, attack, charge, consumption, damage, detriment, entrance, havoc, impairment, incursion, infiltration, inflow, infraction, infringement, ingress, interference, interloping, intervention, invasion,… … Law dictionary
inroad — 1540s, hostile incursion, raid, foray, from IN (Cf. in ) (2) in; second element is road in the obsolete sense of riding; related to RAID (Cf. raid). Related: Inroads … Etymology dictionary
inroad — *invasion, incursion, raid Analogous words: intrusion, butting in (see corresponding verbs at INTRUDE): encroachment, entrenchment, infringement, trespassing or trespass (see corresponding verbs at TRESPASS): *entrance, entry, ingress … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inroad — [n] advance, foray encroachment, impingement, incursion, intrusion, invasion, irruption, onslaught, raid, trespass; concepts 86,704 … New thesaurus
inroad — ► NOUN 1) an instance of something being encroached or intruded upon. 2) a hostile attack … English terms dictionary
inroad — [in′rōd΄] n. [ IN 1 + ROAD (in obs. sense of “riding”)] 1. a sudden invasion or raid 2. any advance; esp., an intrusion or encroachment usually used in pl … English World dictionary
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