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accosted Definition


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accost
verb accosted, accosting
    1. To approach someone and speak to them, especially boldly or in a threatening way.
      Thesaurus: approach, greet, hail, address, confront, buttonhole, waylay, detain, halt, stop.
    2. Said of a prostitute: to offer to have sexual intercourse with someone in return for money.
Etymology: 16c: from French acoster, from Latin ad to + costa rib.



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