Main Entry: ²court

Function: verb

Date: 1567

transitive verb

1 a : to seek to gain or achieve <court power> b (1) : allure, tempt (2) : to act so as to invite or provoke <courts disaster>
2 a : to seek the affections of; especially : to seek to win a pledge of marriage from b of an animal : to perform actions in order to attract for mating <a male bird courting a female>
3 a : to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages) <college teams courting high school basketball stars> b : to seek an alliance withintransitive verb 1 : to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage
2 of an animal : to engage in activity leading to mating