accost :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (5)

solicit, attempt to seduce, try to seduce

v. approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

address, come up to

v. speak to someone

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Fuzzynyms (18)

hail, greet enthusiastically

v. greet enthusiastically or joyfully

meet, get together, come together

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

salute

v. honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers

present, salute

v. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

salute, greet in a friendly way

v. greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

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