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accosted

[ uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid ]

adjective

Heraldry.
  1. (of animals) represented as side by side:

    two dolphins accosted.



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Other Word Forms

  • ܲa·DzĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accosted1

First recorded in 1600–10; accost + -ed 2
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Instead of hanging 10, some surfers in Newport Beach had to cut and run after they were accosted by an aggressive sea lion.

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He says he was then dismissed but Mr Jeffries later accosted him in a bathroom.

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He was coming to his girlfriend’s defense after a dispute over a parking space in which Martin and another man “accosted” the woman and boxed in her vehicle, the lawyer said.

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At 4:55 p.m., the suspect accosted a woman another gas station.

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Making his rounds, Im was accosted by a column of chattering elementary school students in yellow uniforms.

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