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- woo (v.) O.E. wogian, of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection.
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Woo — may be: * Woo , a 1998 romantic comedy film * Woo (King of the Monsters), a video game character *WoO, a catalogue of Beethoven s music without opus number (Werk ohne Opuszahl) *Woo (Ultra monster), an Ultra Monster * Bio Planet WoO , a Japanese… … Wikipedia
woo — UK US /wuː/ verb [T] (wooing, wooed, wooed) ► to try to persuade a particular group of people to support you or use your business: woo sb away from sth »The airline was heavily discounting fares to woo passengers away from their competitors. woo… … Financial and business terms
Woo — Woo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wooing}.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woo — woo·er; woo·ing·ly; woo·lert; woo; … English syllables
woo — [ wu ] verb transitive 1. ) to try to persuade people to support you or buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things: Supermarkets are trying to woo customers by cutting prices. The party is clearly trying to woo women… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Woo — Woo, v. i. To court; to make love. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WoO — (abbreviation from German Werke ohne Opuszahl , in English Works without opus number ) is a catalogue prepared in 1955 by Harry Halm and Georg Kinsky, listing all of the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven that were not originally published with … Wikipedia
Woo — (Wöhando, der Heilige Bach, auch der Große Woo genannt), Fluß im russischen Gouvernement Livland, entspringt im Dorpater Kreise, gebt durch die Seen Waggola u. Tammula, nimmt die Karja u. Medda auf u. fällt im Kreise Werro in den Peipussee; reich … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
woo — [wu:] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wogian] 1.) to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you used in news reports ▪ the Party s efforts to woo working class voters 2.) old fashioned to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
woo — [wo͞o] vt. [ME wowen < OE wogian] 1. to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court 2. to try to get; seek [to woo fame] 3. to entreat solicitously; coax; urge vi. 1. to try to get the love of a given person; court 2 … English World dictionary
woo|er — «WOO uhr», noun. a person or animal that woos; suitor … Useful english dictionary
