To solicit in love; to court. [1913 Webster]
Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he himself has
wrought. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
To court solicitously; to invite with
importunity. [1913 Webster] Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I
woo, to hear thy even song. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I woo the wind
That still delays his coming. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
Woo \Woo\, v. i. To court; to make love.
--Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Word Net
wooVerb
1 seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"
[syn: court]
Moby Thesaurus
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English
Pronunciation
- , /wuː/, /wu:/
- Rhymes with: -uː
Verb
- To endeavor to gain someone's affection.
Translations
to endeavor to gain someone's affection
Synonyms
- to court
Derived terms
Woo is a verb meaning to seek out or solicit
(usually) the affections of someone (see courtship). It is also a slang
term used to voice a certain amount of excitement.
It may also mean:
- Woo (film), a 1998 comedy film
- WOO (call sign), a defunct ship-to-shore radiotelephone station
- Woo (King of the Monsters), a video game character
- WoO, a catalogue of Beethoven's music without opus number.
- Woo (Ultra monster), a Ultra Monsters
- Bio Planet WoO, a Japanese television show
Woo may also refer to:
- Phil Woo - VATech Legend
- World of Outlaws, a car racing organization
- College of Wooster
- Werk ohne Opuszahl, a musical notation meaning without Opus number
woo in Italian: WOO