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Word: accost (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • rare Address; greeting.

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Verb:

  • intransitive|obsolete To adjoin; to lie alongside
  • transitive|obsolete|Shakespearian To approach; to make up to
  • transitive|obsolete To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
  • transitive To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
  • transitive To speak to first; to address; to greet.

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