English verb: chat up | |||
1. | chat up (communication) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | ||
Samples | The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries. My husband never flirts with other women. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot chat up Sue | ||
Synonyms | butterfly, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speak, talk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | vamp, wanton | ||
2. | chat up (communication) talk to someone with the aim of persuading him | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persuade | ||