v. t. | 1. | To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire. |
2. | To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; | |
a. | 1. | Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes. |
n. | 1. | A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. |
2. | A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl |
Verb | 1. | prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for money |