accroaching
/əˈkrəʊtʃɪŋ/Now historical
noun
1The act of acquiring or taking for oneself (especially wealth or property). rare.
2The seizing or usurping of sovereign power.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. From accroach + -ing.
- hold something down
- hold something in
- hold something in fee
- hold something out
- hold something over
- hold sway
- hold the ball
- hold the field
- hold the fort
- hold the front page
- hold the line
- hold the man
- hold the purse strings
- hold the ring
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner
- hole card
- hole-in-one