woo

woo (wo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb

Etymology: ME wowen < OE wogian

intransitive verb

To make love to
pay suit to, court, date, address, charm, spoon, bill and coo, make an offer, propose, seek in marriage, set one's cap for, make advances, caress, hold dear, carry on with*, give the rush*, keep company*, go steady*, come on to*, put the make on*.
To court, figuratively
cultivate, pursue, beg, solicit, entreat, aim at, stick to, seek someone's support, toady, curry favor, turn to, seek intimacy with, suck up to, butter up, brownnose; see also propose 1.

Object

hoo: We made over £ 1000 in just three hours, with 10 % discount woo hoo!
voter: Presumably he thinks free childcare will woo back the female voters who have fallen out of love with him over Iraq.
crowd: Louis Hoover comes to St Davids Hall to woo the crowds with his charming versions of Sinatra classics.
lady: I have to be honest that some of us do everything possible to woo the ladies.
daughter: My daughters wooed, engaged and married by _machinery!_ And you're only eighteen; do you hear me?
audience: Charlotte Higgins: is it enough to woo back audiences?

Subject

woman: The May-December romances ended with funerals for five elderly men, all wooed by younger women.

Adjective complement

disenchanted: Spencer Fitz-Gibbon National Executive It is interesting to note the Liberal Democrats efforts to woo disenchanted Tory voters.

Modifying Another Word

successfully: In order to secure promotion, he successfully wooed Vikki away from Danny.
back: Next article: Can Poland woo back its emigrants?
so: Java went even better than expected, so woo hoo for that.
n't: If he ca n't woo them in Fife, what are his prospects of swinging it in southern England?
much: It wooed much of the press, but its styling wasn't universally favored.
away: Are you worried that anything untoward may be happening whilst you're away wooing the crowds?

Used with why or when

what: I'm Sammy and I'm 16 living in the UK and currently doing my GCSE's ( woo what fun!

Preposition: by

woman: The May-December romances ended with funerals for five elderly men, all wooed by younger women.

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