accosting

accosting
The act of physically confronting a person.

The bloke was accosting the young woman.


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  • Accosting — Accost 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accosting — ac·cost || É™ kÉ’st v. approach, confront, waylay (often aggressively); solicit, proposition …   English contemporary dictionary

  • accosting — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Abord — A*bord , n. [F.] Manner of approaching or accosting; address. Chesterfield. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accost — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accosted — Accost 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maladdress — Mal ad*dress , n. [Mal + address.] Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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