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accost
accost
/əˈkɔst/
verb
(
)
Speak to someone
(
address
,
come up to
,
accost
)
speak to someone
The child hesitantly came up to the scary-looking clown.
The child hesitantly came up to the scary-looking clown.
Approach with an offer of sexual favors
(
accost
,
hook
,
solicit
)
approach with an offer of sexual favors
He was solicited by a prostitute
he was solicited by a prostitute
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
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