Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb obtrude

2 senses of obtrude

Sense 1
push out, obtrude, thrust out -- (push to thrust outward)
       => push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")

Sense 2
intrude, obtrude -- (thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer")
       => inflict, bring down, visit, impose -- (impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students")

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