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Butts in
| Main Entry: |
butt in
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle |
| Synonyms: | barge in, bother, burst in, charge in, chisel in, cut in, disturb, get into the act, interject, interrupt, intrude, muscle in, pester, poke one's face in, pry, put one's two cents in |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
| Synonyms: | barge in, breach, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in, butt in, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass |
| Main Entry: | cut in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
| Synonyms: | break in, butt in, chisel in, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, move in, obtrude |
| Antonyms: | allow |
| Main Entry: | encroach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invade another's property, business |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, arrogate, barge in, butt in, crash, elbow in, entrench, horn in, impinge, infringe, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, make inroads, meddle, muscle in, overstep, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, trench, trespass, usurp, work in, worm in |
| Antonyms: | keep off |
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come, put into a place |
| Synonyms: | access, arrive, barge in, blow in, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, butt in, come in, crack, crawl, creep, crowd in, drive in, drop in, fall into, gain entrée, get in, go in, horn in, immigrate, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, intrude, invade, jump in, make an entrance, make way, move in, pass into, penetrate, pierce, pile in, pop in, probe, rush in, set foot in, slip, sneak, work in, worm in, wriggle |
| Antonyms: | depart, exit, go, leave, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | intercede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbitrate, barge in, butt in, intermediate, interpose, intervene, intrude, mix in, monkey with, negotiate, plead, reconcile, speak, step in |
| Main Entry: | interfere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle, intervene |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, barge in, busybody, butt in, conflict, discommode, foil, fool with, frustrate, get in the way, get involved, hamper, handicap, hang up, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, incommode, inconvenience, inhibit, intercede, interlope, intermeddle, intermediate, intermit, interpose, intrude, jam, make*, mix in, obstruct, obtrude, oppose, poke nose in, prevent, remit, step in, stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, trammel, trouble |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
| Synonyms: | arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, break train of thought, bust in, butt in, check, chime in, come between, crash, crowd in, cut, cut in on, cut off*, cut short, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, edge in, get in the way, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, in, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, lay aside, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, put in, separate, sever, shortstop, stay, stop, suspend, work in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
| Synonyms: | arbitrate, barge in, butt in, come between, divide, horn in, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, interrupt, intrude, involve, meddle, mix in, muscle in, negotiate, obtrude, part, put in two cents, reconcile, separate, settle, sever, step in, take a hand |
| Antonyms: | ignore, leave alone |
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