accost
/ə.ˈkɑst//ə.ˈkɒst//ə.ˈkɔst/
noun
- 1
Address; greeting.
- 2
An attack.
verb
- 1
To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
- 2
To join side to side; to border.
- 3
(by extension) To sail along the coast or side of.
- 4
To approach; to come up to.
- 5
To speak to first; to address; to greet.
- 6
To adjoin; to lie alongside.
- 7
To assault.
- 8
To solicit sexually.
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