ass

ass
noun (C)
1 PART OF BODY especially AmE an impolite word for the part of your body that you sit on: I tripped and fell flat on my ass.
2 get your ass in gear also move your ass spoken an impolite way of telling someone to hurry: Get your ass in gear, or you'll miss your plane!
3 get off your ass AmE spoken an impolite way of telling someone to stop being lazy: If you want to pass this test, you'd better get off your ass and study!
4 kick/whip sb's ass also kick (some) ass AmE slang to beat someone easily in a fight, game, or sport: Let's get out there and kick some ass.
5 be on sb's ass AmE spoken
a) an impolite way of saying that someone is annoying you by telling you to do things you do not want to do: My boss is on my ass all the time.
b) an impolite way of saying that someone is driving very close to the back of another car
6 get your ass over here AmE spoken an impolite way of telling someone to come quickly
7 my ass! AmE spoken an impolite way of saying that you do not believe something: "He said he ran twenty miles." "Twenty miles my ass!"
8 STUPID PERSON informal a stupid, annoying person: make an ass of yourself (=do something stupid or embarrassing)
9 sb doesn't know their ass from their elbow AmE spoken an impolite way of saying that someone is stupid
10 ANIMAL old use a donkey
-see also: arse 1, haul ass haul 1 (6), kiss sb's ass kiss 1 (6), pain in the arse/ass etc pain 1 (3), piece of ass piece 1 (21), smart arse

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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