A Topical Dictionary: Search for woo

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Woo \Woo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wooing.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent,
crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs
blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]
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1. To solicit in love; to court.
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Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes
The image he himself has wrought. --Prior.
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2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
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Thee, chantress, oft the woods among
I woo, to hear thy even song. --Milton.
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I woo the wind
That still delays his coming. --Bryant.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Woo \Woo\, v. i.
To court; to make love. --Dryden.
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WordNet woo
v 1: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: court]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
court, romance, solicit]

Moby Dictionary
address , allure , angle for , bait , bait the hook , beau , bid for ,
bill and coo , blandish , cajole , canvass , chase , coax , court , decoy ,
draw , draw in , draw on , ensnare , entice , esquire , fish for , flirt ,
flirt with , follow , give the come-on , inveigle , lay siege to ,
lead on , look for , lure , make suit to , make up to , offer bait to ,
pay attention to , pay court to , pop the question , pursue , rope in ,
seduce , seek , serenade , solicit , spark , squire , suck in , sue ,
sue for , swain , sweetheart