(~s, invading, ~d)
1.
To ~ a country means to enter it by force with an army.
In autumn 1944 the allies ~d the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno...
The Romans and the Normans came to Britain as invading armies.
VERB: V n, V-ing, also V
2.
If you say that people or animals ~ a place, you mean that they enter it in large numbers, often in a way that is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.
People ~d the streets in victory processions almost throughout the day...
VERB: V n
3.
to ~ someone’s privacy: see privacy