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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
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