To thrust in; bring in forcibly.
To thrust or bring in without necessity or right; bring forward unwarrantably or inappropriately: often used reflexively.
To push or crowd in; thrust into some unusual, improper, or abnormal place or position: as, intruded rocks or dikes in a geological formation.
To enter forcibly; invade.
To come or appear as if thrust in; enter without necessity or warrant; especially, to come in unbidden and unwelcomely: as, to intrude upon a private circle; to intrude where one is not wanted.
Synonyms Encroach upon, Infringe upon, etc. See trespass, v. i. Intrude, Obtrude. The essential difference between these words lies in the prepositions: intrude, to thrust one's self into places, invading privacy or private rights; obtrude, to thrust one's self out beyond modesty or the limits proper to ourselves, and offensively against the attention, etc., of others.