accost vs come up

come up vs accost

accost and come up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accost	No	No	Yes	No
come up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come up is a hypernym of accost; that is, come up is a word with a broader meaning than accost:

accost: speak to someone
come up: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

Other hypernyms of accost include come.

accost (verb)	come up (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors	result or issue
speak to someone	start running, functioning, or operating
	gather or bring together
	gather (money or other resources) together over time
	bring forth, usually something desirable
	come up, of celestial bodies
	come to the surface
	move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
	move upward
	get something or somebody for a specific purpose
	originate or come into being
	be mentioned

Difference between accost and come up

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