intrude, obtrude
(verb) thrust oneself in as if by force; “The colors don’t intrude on the viewer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obtrude (third-person singular simple present obtrudes, present participle obtruding, simple past and past participle obtruded)
(transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. [from 16th c.]
(intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). [from 16th c.]
(reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in. [from 17th c.]
• debtour, doubter, outbred, redoubt, turboed
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtruded, p. pr. & vb. n. Obtruding.] Etym: [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
1. To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company. The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no. Lock.
2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. Milton.
Ob*trude", v. i.
Definition: To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.
Syn.
– To Obtrude, Intrude. To intrude is to thrust one's self into a place, society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to obtrude is to force one's self, remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom one has no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
