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come-on

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come-on (kmn, -ôn)
n.
1. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
2. Slang A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

come-on
Noun
Informal a lure or enticement
Verb
come on
1. (of power or water) to start running or functioning
2. to make progress: my plants are coming on nicely
3. to begin: I think I've got a cold coming on
4. to make an entrance on stage
5. to make a certain impression: he comes on like a hard man
6. come on to Informal to make sexual advances to
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.come-oncome-on - anything that serves as an enticement
enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
2.come-oncome-on - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"

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