"accroach" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈkɹəʊtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accroach.wav Forms: accroaches [present, singular, third-person], accroaching [participle, present], accroached [participle, past], accroached [past]
Rhymes: -əʊtʃ Etymology: From Middle English acrochen, from Old French acrochier (“to hook in”), from a + croche (“hook”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|acrochen}} Middle English acrochen, {{der|en|fro|acrochier||to hook in}} Old French acrochier (“to hook in”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} accroach (third-person singular simple present accroaches, present participle accroaching, simple past and past participle accroached)
  1. (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-accroach-en-verb-i25RwnCG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 31 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 31 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 30 5
  2. (transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-accroach-en-verb-84fMq~eM
  3. (intransitive) To encroach. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-accroach-en-verb-gdY6d-AO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accroachement

Inflected forms

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        "To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook."
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        "(transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook."
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        "(transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives."
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        "To encroach."
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        "(intransitive) To encroach."
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        "To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook."
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        "(transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook."
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        "To encroach."
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        "(intransitive) To encroach."
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Download raw JSONL data for accroach meaning in All languages combined (2.7kB)

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