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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of intrusion or encroachment.

   "There was an interloping on my property."

2. 2
   Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly. historical

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of interlope form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

intrusionencroachmentencroachmententranceentrenchmentimpingement

Example

More examples

"There was an interloping on my property."

Etymology

Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.

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