Ass

Word ASS
Character 3
Hyphenation ass
Pronunciations /æs/

Definitions and meanings of "Ass"

What do we mean by ass?

Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey. noun

A foolish or stupid person. noun

The buttocks. noun

The anus. noun

Sexual intercourse. noun

Used in combination with adjectives as an intensive. adjective

(have (one's) head up (one's) ass) To behave in an ignorant or foolish manner. idiom

Ashes. noun

A solidungulate quadruped of the family Equidœ, the Equus asinus. noun

Any wild species of the subgenus Asinus, as the dziggetai or hemione, onager, etc. noun

A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt; a fool; a blockhead. noun

A post in the bridge of a pulp-vat on which the mold is placed to drain. noun

A unit of weight in use in different parts of Germany until the adoption of the metric system. It was equal to 5 centigrams, or three quarters of a grain troy. noun

A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus 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. noun

A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. noun

The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, “The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.” noun

To do or say something very foolish or absurd. noun

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus africanus, often domesticated and used a beast of burden. noun

A stupid person. noun

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

A stupid person.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ass

The word "ass" in example sentences

[38] The story goes that a traveller who had hired an ass, having placed himself in its shadow to escape the heat of the sun, was sued by the driver, who had pretended that he had let the ass, not but its shadow; hence the Greek proverb, _to quarrel about the shade of an ass_, i.e. about nothing at all. ❋ 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes (N/A)

But in the first place, it is to be observed, that there seems to have been a blunder in this transaction; for according to the Hebrew idiom of the passage quoted above, the personage there spoken of, was to ride upon “an ass’ colt; ” whereas, the apostles, in order to be sure of fulfilling the prophecy, represent Jesus as riding upon an ass, and the colt, too! ❋ George Bethune English (1807)

Mr. Orton says -- "The mule, the produce of the male ass and mare, is essentially a _modified ass_: the ears are those of an ass somewhat shortened; the mane is that of the ass, erect; the tail is that of an ass; the skin and color are those of an ass somewhat modified; the legs are slender and the hoofs high, narrow and contracted, like those of an ass. ❋ S. L. Goodale (N/A)

And leave it to A-house to come up with the term ass cleavage anyway. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

I'd use the term ass-backwards, but those muscles need a little rest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the other hand, arresting someone just because they're a pain in the ass is a good way to meet 42 USC 1983 up close and personal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You think something you pulled out of your ass is a proof? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cramming your head up your ass is also doable, apparently. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anyone who straps that big a roman candle to their ass is an astronaut in my book. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hate to relate this to you fauxdrhunt, but not everything you blow out your ass is a fact. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Okay, okay, I will -- it goes like this: some writer in Hollywood suddenly had the revelation that the word ass is hilarious and that people will laugh every time they hear it, even if it's already been used as a punchline half a dozen times previously in the movie. ❋ Unknown (2008)

His original posse, gone — save for Dick, and who the hell knows where his ass is these days. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Someone getting hit by a car in the ass is always funny. ❋ Unknown (2008)

October 28, 2008 at 7: 29 pm nevermind … my ass is a total idiot ❋ Unknown (2008)

What gripes my ass is the loudmouths who are all about the war, blah, blah, but have never even considered serving. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I always knew and said that she was a developer, she had the backing of the developers, and she overtly disdained non-homeowners; but for a public figure to basically tell the crowd to kiss her ass is a political faux pas of biblical proportions. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Some children may go a lifetime without getting a smack, but most kids need to be reminded of their manners every so often, and a crack in the head or a boot to the ass is usually the remedy to cure bad manners. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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