accoster — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
• harbor noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.

Senses

accoster is used for these senses in English:

• harbor (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.

accost — full definition

1. verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
2. verb To join side to side; to border.
3. verb To sail along the coast or side of.
4. verb To approach; to come up to.

harbor — full definition

1. noun A sheltered area of water where ships can dock or anchor safely.
2. verb To provide shelter or refuge for someone or something, including secretly hiding a fugitive.

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