ass

The definition of an ass is a horse like animal with a small build and long ears such as a donkey.

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Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh is an example of an ass.

An ass is a word used to describe someone that is stupid, foolish or behaving badly, often considered a curse word or swear word.

(noun)

An example of an ass is a person who is heckling a comedian at a performance.

An ass is defined as a slang word used to describe a person's buttocks.

(noun)

An example of an ass is the part of your body that you sit on.

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See ass in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. any of a number of horselike perissodactylous mammals (family Equidae) having long ears and a short mane, esp. the common wild ass (Equus asinus) of Africa: donkeys and burros are domesticated asses: in fables the ass is represented as obstinate and stupid
  2. a stupid or silly person; fool

Origin: ME asse < OE assa, assen: prob. < OIr assan or Welsh asyn, both < L asinus

noun

Slang, Vulgar the buttocks or anus

Origin: var. of arse

Slang added to adjectives as an intensifier: badass outlaws

See ass in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ass·es (ăsˈĭz)
  1. 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.
  2. A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English asse

Origin: , from Old English assa

Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin

Origin: , ultimately from Latin asinus

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noun pl. ass·es (ăsˈĭz)
Vulgar Slang
  1. a. The buttocks.
    b. The anus.
  2. Sexual intercourse.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ars

Origin: , from Old English ears; see ors- in Indo-European roots

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