2 uses
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Definition
to approach aggressively or inappropriately
- At the door Tom dropped back a step and accosted a Sunday-dressed comrade: "Say, Billy, got a yaller ticket?"Chapter 4 (30% in)
- When Jeff arrived, Tom accosted him; and "led up" warily to opportunities for remark about Becky, but the giddy lad never could see the bait.Chapter 12 (85% in)
There are no more uses of "accost" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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