WOO

woo, court, romance, solicit

(verb) make amorous advances towards; “John is courting Mary”

woo, court

(verb) seek someone’s favor; “China is wooing Russia”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Proper noun

Woo

A Chinese surname

Synonyms

• Wu

Anagrams

• OWO

Etymology 1

Verb

woo (third-person singular simple present woos, present participle wooing, simple past and past participle wooed)

(transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's support.

(transitive) (often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with

(transitive) To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.

Synonyms

• (to solicit in love): court; see also woo

Etymology 2

Interjection

woo

(slang) Expressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo.

Etymology 3

Adjective

woo (comparative more woo, superlative most woo)

Alternative form of woo woo

Noun

woo

Alternative form of woo woo

Anagrams

• OWO

Source: Wiktionary

Woo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wooing.] Etym: [OE. wowen, wo, AS. w, fr. w bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. wah evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]

1. To solicit in love; to court. Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he himself has wrought. Prior.

2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even song. Milton. I woo the wind That still delays his coming. Bryant.

Woo, v. i.

Definition: To court; to make love. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition