ass
1
[ as ]
/ æs /
noun
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.
a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.
Origin of ass
1
before 1000; Middle English
asse, Old English
assa, probably hypocoristic form based on Old Irish
asan < Latin
asinus; akin to Greek
ónos ass
OTHER WORDS FROM ass
ass·like, adjectiveWords nearby ass
aspro,
asquint,
asquith,
asr,
asrama,
ass,
ass in a sling, have one's,
ass-kick,
ass-kissing,
ass.,
assad
Definition for ass (2 of 4)
ass
2
[ as ]
/ æs /
noun Vulgar.
the buttocks.
the rectum.
Slang.
sexual intercourse.
Origin of ass
2
before 1000; var of
arse, with loss of
r before
s, as in
passel,
cuss, etc.; Middle English
ars, er(e)s, Old English
ærs, ears; cognate with Old Frisian
ers, Dutch
aars, Old Norse, Middle Low German, Old Saxon, Old High German
ars (German
Arsch), Greek
órrhos, Armenian
or̄kh, Hittite
arras; akin to Greek
ourā́, Old Irish
err tail
Definition for ass (3 of 4)
Definition for ass (4 of 4)
-ass
a combining form of ass in the sense of ‘stupid person’ or ‘the buttocks’, used in slang words as an intensifier or with disparaging intent: big-ass; stupid-ass.
Example sentences from the Web for ass
British Dictionary definitions for ass (1 of 2)
ass
1
/ (æs) /
noun
either of two perissodactyl mammals of the horse family (Equidae), Equus asinus (African wild ass) or E. hemionus (Asiatic wild ass). They are hardy and sure-footed, having longer ears than the horse
Related adjective: asinine
(not in technical use)
the domesticated variety of the African wild ass; donkey
a foolish or ridiculously pompous person
not within an ass's roar of Irish informal
not close to obtaining, winning, etc
she wasn't within an ass's roar of it
Word Origin for ass
Old English
assa, probably from Old Irish
asan, from Latin
asinus; related to Greek
onos ass
British Dictionary definitions for ass (2 of 2)
ass
2
/ (æs) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian slang
the buttocks
mainly US and Canadian slang
the anus
mainly US and Canadian offensive, slang
sexual intercourse or a woman considered sexually (esp in the phrase piece of ass)
cover one's ass slang, mainly US and Canadian
to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time
Word Origin for ass
Old English
ærs; see
arse
Idioms and Phrases with ass
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