chat up, v.
talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
<verb.communication>
chat up
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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sample sentences
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries""My husband never flirts with other women"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Sam wants to %s with Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form