accost
/ə.ˈkɑst/
/ə.ˈkɔst/
noun
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Address; greeting.
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An attack.
verb
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To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
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To join side to side; to border.
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(by extension) To sail along the coast or side of.
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To approach; to come up to.
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To speak to first; to address; to greet.
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To adjoin; to lie alongside.
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To assault.
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To solicit sexually.