ACCOST


Meaning of ACCOST in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

If someone ~s another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening. (FORMAL)

A man had ~ed me in the street.

VERB: V n disapproval

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