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woos

verb

Meaning

  1. To endeavor to gain someone's support.
  2. (often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with
  3. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
  4. A coward; a wuss.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

solicit(English)romance(English)court(English)courts(English)romances(English)woolly woofter(English)wuss(English)sook(English)whoopee(English)felix(English)marry(English)agrees(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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