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Meaning and definition for "accost" word

[verb] approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
[verb] speak to someone
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\Ac*cost"\ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and cf. {Accoast}.] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. [Obs.] ``So much [of Lapland] as accosts the sea.'' --Fuller. 2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] --Shak. 3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. ``Him, Satan thus accosts.'' --Milton.
\Ac*cost"\, v. i. To adjoin; to lie alongside. [Obs.] ``The shores which to the sea accost.'' --Spenser.
\Ac*cost"\, n. Address; greeting. [R.] --J. Morley.

Synonyms for accost

address, come up to, solicit

See also: approach | come | come up | greet | offer | recognise | recognize |

Related terms: address, advance, apostrophize, appeal to, approach, appropinquate, approximate, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up, bespeak, bid good day, bid good morning, bow to, buttonhole, call to, close, close in, close with, come, come closer, come forward, come near, come on, come up, confront, curtsy, draw near, draw nigh, encounter, exchange greetings, gain upon, greet, hail, halloo, invoke, kiss, kiss hands, lift the hat, narrow the gap, near, nod to, proximate, pull the forelock, salute, say hello, shake, shake hands, sidle up to, speak, speak fair, speak to, step up, take aside, talk to, touch the hat, uncover

The fun area, different aproach to word »accost«

Let's analyse "accost" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSOCCA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: .- -.-. -.-. --- ... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: accost: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: accost: 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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