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ALL meanings of woo

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  • verb with object woo to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase. 1
  • verb with object woo to seek to win: to woo fame. Synonyms: cultivate. 1
  • verb with object woo to invite (consequences, whether good or bad) by one's own action; court: to woo one's own destruction. 1
  • verb with object woo to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit; importune. Synonyms: petition, sue, address, entreat; butter up. 1
  • verb without object woo to seek the affection or love of someone, usually a woman; court: He was reminded of his youth when he went wooing. 1
  • verb without object woo to solicit favor or approval; entreat: Further attempts to woo proved useless. 1
  • noun woo Try to gain the love of (someone, typically a woman), esp. with a view to marriage. 1
  • transitive verb woo court: a woman 1
  • transitive verb woo attract: to new job 1
  • transitive verb woo seek 1
  • intransitive verb woo court a woman 1
  • adjective woo Alternative spelling of woo woo. 0
  • interjection woo (Slang) Expressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo. 0
  • verb woo If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like. 0
  • verb woo If a man woos a woman, he spends time with her and tries to persuade her to marry him. 0
  • verb woo to seek the affection, favour, or love of (a woman) with a view to marriage 0
  • verb woo to seek after zealously or hopefully 0
  • verb woo to bring upon oneself (good or evil results) by one's own action 0
  • verb woo to beg or importune (someone) 0
  • verb transitive woo to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court 0
  • verb transitive woo to try to get; seek 0
  • verb transitive woo to entreat solicitously; coax; urge 0
  • intransitive verb woo to try to get the love of a given person; court 0
  • intransitive verb woo to make entreaty 0
  • verb woo (Transitive Verb) To endeavor to gain someone's support. 0
  • verb woo (Transitive Verb) (often of a man) To try to persuade someone to marry oneself; to solicit in love. 0
  • verb woo To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. 0
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