To endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires

• seek

  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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• ask

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

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  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

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To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides

• plague

  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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• pester

  1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.

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  1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.

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• importune

  1. To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly:
  2. To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
  3. To annoy; vex.

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  1. To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly:
  2. To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
  3. To annoy; vex.

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• hound

  1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.
  2. A dog.
  3. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.

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  1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.
  2. A dog.
  3. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.

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• harry

  1. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  2. To attack or raid, as in war:
  3. To force along, as by attacks or blows:

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  1. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  2. To attack or raid, as in war:
  3. To force along, as by attacks or blows:

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• harass

  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To irritate or torment persistently:
  3. To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).

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  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To irritate or torment persistently:
  3. To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).

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• besiege

  1. To surround with hostile forces:
  2. To crowd around; hem in:
  3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests:

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  1. To surround with hostile forces:
  2. To crowd around; hem in:
  3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests:

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• beset

  1. To attack from all sides.
  2. To trouble persistently; harass.
  3. To hem in; surround:

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  1. To attack from all sides.
  2. To trouble persistently; harass.
  3. To hem in; surround:

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• beleaguer

  1. To harass; beset:
  2. To surround with troops; besiege:

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  1. To harass; beset:
  2. To surround with troops; besiege:

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• bedevil

  1. To torment mercilessly; plague.
  2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
  3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.

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  1. To torment mercilessly; plague.
  2. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
  3. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.

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• badger

  1. Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat.
  2. The fur or hair of any of these mammals.
  3. Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.

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  1. Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled coat.
  2. The fur or hair of any of these mammals.
  3. Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.

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To ask or beg

• petition

  1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.
  2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
  3. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter:

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  1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.
  2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
  3. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter:

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• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

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• beseech

  1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore:
  2. To request earnestly; beg for:

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  1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore:
  2. To request earnestly; beg for:

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• entreat

  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. To deal with; treat.

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  1. To make an earnest request of (someone).
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for:
  3. To deal with; treat.

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To tempt for sexual purposes

• hit on

  1. (idiomatic) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.

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  1. (idiomatic) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.

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• angle on

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• hustle

  1. To move or act energetically and rapidly:
  2. To push or force one's way.
  3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.

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  1. To move or act energetically and rapidly:
  2. To push or force one's way.
  3. To act aggressively, especially in business dealings.

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• entice

  1. To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire:

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  1. To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire:

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• approach

  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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• give the come-on

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• accost

  1. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.
  2. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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  1. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.
  2. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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• proposition

  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

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  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

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