1.
[syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
VERB (3)
1. work as a prostitute;
2. have unlawful sex with a whore;
3. compromise oneself for money or other gains;
- Example: "She whored herself to Hollywood"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whore \Whore\ (h[=o]r), n. [OE. hore, AS. h[=o]re; akin to D.
hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h[=o]ra, Dan.
hore, Sw. hora, Goth. h[=o]rs an adulterer, AS. h[=o]r
adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf.
Charity.]
A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men,
especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a
prostitute; a harlot. --Wyclif.
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Syn: Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whore \Whore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whoring.] [Cf. Icel. h?ra. See Whore, n.]
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1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
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2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whore \Whore\, v. t.
To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to
debauch. [R.] --Congreve.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
whore
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
v 1: work as a prostitute
2: have unlawful sex with a whore
3: compromise oneself for money or other gains; "She whored
herself to Hollywood"