Found 1 items, similar to accroach.
English → English (gcide) Definition: accroach accroach \ac*croach"\ ([a^]k*kr[=o]ch"), v. t. [OE. acrochen, accrochen, to obtain, OF. acrochier, F. accrocher; [`a] (L. ad) + croc hook (E. crook).] 1. To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. [1913 Webster] They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power. --Stubbs. [1913 Webster]