tunkeutua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buller verb To boil, bubble, or seethe noisily (dialectal, chiefly Scots).
- encroach verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
- intrude verb To enter or interrupt somewhere without invitation or welcome.
- invade verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
- obtrude verb To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
- penetrate verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
- trespass verb To enter someone's land or property without permission.
- work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
Senses
tunkeutua is used for these senses in English:
- back door To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed.
- buller To force one's way; to be pushy.
- encroach (intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
- encroach (intransitive) To advance gradually beyond due limits.
- invade To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
- obtrude (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). [from 16th c.]
- penetrate To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- work (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
encroach — full definition
- verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
- verb To go further than you should into someone else's land or rights.
- verb To move forward little by little, past the point where it should stop.
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