court
noun
[ kɔːt ]
• a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.
• "she will take the matter to court"
Similar:
court of law,
law court,
bench,
bar,
court of justice,
judicature,
tribunal,
forum,
chancery,
assizes,
courtroom,
palais de justice,
• a quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or squash.
• "a squash court"
Similar:
playing area,
enclosure,
field,
ground,
ring,
rink,
green,
alley,
stadium,
track,
arena,
close,
park,
• the courtiers, retinue, and household of a sovereign.
• "the emperor is shown with his court"
Similar:
royal household,
establishment,
retinue,
entourage,
train,
suite,
escort,
company,
attendant company,
staff,
personnel,
cortège,
following,
bodyguard,
aides,
members of court,
courtiers,
companions,
attendants,
servants,
retainers,
associates,
followers,
• the qualified members of a company or a corporation.
court
verb
• be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying.
• "he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm"
Similar:
woo,
go out with,
be involved with,
be romantically linked with,
pursue,
run after,
chase,
seek the company of,
make advances to,
make up to,
flirt with,
see,
go steady with,
date,
chat up,
make (sheep's) eyes at,
give the come-on to,
be all over,
track with,
track square with,
set one's cap at,
pay addresses to,
romance,
pay suit to,
pay court to,
seek the hand of,
make love to,
spark,
go out together,
go out,
go with each other,
keep company,
go steady,
• pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favour.
• "Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states"
Similar:
curry favour with,
make up to,
play up to,
ingratiate oneself with,
cultivate,
seek the favour of,
try to win over,
try to get on the good side of,
be obsequious towards,
grovel to,
be servile towards,
be sycophantic towards,
kowtow to,
pander to,
abase oneself to,
demean oneself to,
bow and scrape to,
prostrate oneself to,
toady to,
truckle to,
dance attendance on,
fawn on/over,
suck up to,
crawl to,
creep to,
be all over,
lick someone's boots,
fall all over,
rub up the right way,
keep someone sweet,
sweet-talk,
soft-soap,
butter up,
brown-nose,
blandish,
lick/kiss someone's arse,
lick/kiss someone's ass,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer . Compare with cohort.
in court
• appearing as a party or an advocate in a court of law.
• "he has appeared in court charged with stealing twelve million pounds"
