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accost

/ accost /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
speak to someone
Type of:
come come up
Kinds of:
greet recognize recognise approach
Derived:
addressee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute"
"The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
Type of:
offer
Derived:
solicitation allurement
Verb group:
hook snare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
1
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come come up greet recognize recognise approach offer