Associations to the word «Accosted»
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Wiktionary
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To approach; to come up to.
ACCOST, verb. (transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
ACCOST, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To adjoin; to lie alongside.
ACCOST, verb. To solicit sexually.
ACCOST, noun. (rare) Address; greeting.
Dictionary definition
ACCOST, verb. Speak to someone.
ACCOST, verb. Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park".
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.