what does accost mean?
ACCOST as VERB
- Meaning
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
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- he was solicited by a prostitute
- The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Hypernyms(s) accost is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) accost is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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