Associations to the word «Accost»
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Wiktionary
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To approach; to come up to.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
ACCOST, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To adjoin; to lie alongside.
ACCOST, verb. To solicit sexually.
ACCOST, noun. (rare) Address; greeting.
Dictionary definition
ACCOST, verb. Speak to someone.
ACCOST, verb. Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.