Definition of Ass

1. Noun. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Exact synonyms: Arse, Backside, Behind, Bottom, Bum, Buns, Butt, Buttocks, Can, Derriere, Fanny, Fundament, Hind End, Hindquarters, Keister, Nates, Posterior, Prat, Rear, Rear End, Rump, Seat, Stern, Tail, Tail End, Tooshie, Tush
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Derivative terms: Posterior

2. Noun. A pompous fool.
Generic synonyms: Fool, Muggins, Sap, Saphead, Tomfool

3. Noun. Hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse.
Group relationships: Equus, Genus Equus
Generic synonyms: Equid, Equine
Specialized synonyms: Domestic Ass, Donkey, Equus Asinus, Jack, Jackass, Jennet, Jenny, Jenny Ass, Wild Ass

4. Noun. Slang for sexual intercourse.

Definition of Ass

1. n. A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.

Definition of Ass

1. Noun. (zoology) A beast of burden, particularly a donkey. ¹

2. Noun. (slang) A stupid person ¹

3. Noun. (vulgar slang) buttocks ¹

4. Noun. (vulgar slang uncountable) Sex. ¹

5. Noun. (vulgar slang) anus. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant. ¹

7. Noun. (slang) (non-gloss definition Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.) ¹

8. Noun. (slang) One's self or person, chiefly their body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ass

1. a hoofed mammal [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Ass

1. 1. A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. Asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed. 2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. Asses' Bridge. [L. Pons asinorum] The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another." "A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." . To make an ass of one's self, to do or say something very foolish or absurd. Origin: OE. Asse, AS. Assa; akin to Icel. Asni, W. Asen, asyn, L. Asinus, dim. Aselus, Gr.; also to AS. Esol, OHG. Esil, G. Esel, Goth. Asilus, Dan. Aesel, Lith. Asilas, Bohem. Osel, Pol. Osiel. The word is prob. Of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. Athn she ass. Cf. Ease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ass

asports
asporulate
aspout
asprawl
aspread
asprin
aspron
asprons
asprout
asps
aspulvinone dimethylallyltransferase
asquat
asquint
asrama
asramas

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