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ACCOST

\ɐkˈɒst], \ɐkˈɒst], \ɐ_k_ˈɒ_s_t]\

Definitions of ACCOST

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To speak to first; to address; to greet.
To adjoin; to lie alongside.
Address; greeting.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To speak to first; to address; to greet.
To adjoin; to lie alongside.
Address; greeting.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To speak to first; to salute; to greet; to address.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To speak first to: to address.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To draw near to and address; to salute.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To speak first to; to address or salute.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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