ass

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăs, IPA: /æs/

Noun

ass (plural asses)

1. Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
   • Synonym: donkey
2. (slang, mildly vulgar) A stupid person.
   • That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass.
   • Synonyms: fool, idiot
3. (printing, slang, obsolete) A compositor.

Adjective

ass (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Of low quality; bad.

Noun

ass (countable and uncountable, plural asses)

1. (vulgar, slang, countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
   • Synonyms: see buttocks
2. (vulgar, slang, countable and uncountable) The anus.
3. (vulgar, slang, objectifying, uncountable) Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.
   • Synonyms: poontang, poon, punani, pussy, tail, tang; see also copulation
   • I'm going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.
4. (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
   • I feel like ass today. ― I am feeling very bad today.
   • This room smells like ass. ― This room smells very bad.
   • What a bunch of ass. ― What a bunch of lies/nonsense/disappointment.
5. (vulgar, slang, metonymically, objectifying, countable) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.
   • Get your lazy ass out of bed!
   • We risk our asses out there every day.
   • I'ma get medieval on your ass! (idiomatic sense "on you" (compare go crazy on you), not literally and specifically "on your buttocks")
   • Coordinate terms: face; hide

Particle

ass

1. Synonym of -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”)
   • That was one big ass fish!
   • That's an expensive ass car!

Anagrams

• SAS, SSA, Sas

Verb

ass

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of aß.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈasʲsʲ]
• Hyphenation: ass

Noun

ass f (diminutive aseite)

1. axle

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈass]
• Hyphenation: ass

Participle

ass (feminine asūte, masculine plural asūts, feminine plural asūts)

1. present oblique participle of byut

Pronunciation

• IPA: [as]

Noun

ass f (6th declension)

1. axle (pin or spindle around which something, e.g. a wheel, rotates)
   • ratu ass ― axletree
   • vagona ass ― wagon axle
   • motocikla pakaļējā riteņa ass ― motorcycle rear wheel axle
2. (mathematics) axis (a line with certain important properties)
   • simetrijas, rotācijas ass ― axis of symmetry, of rotation
   • zemes griešanās ass ― the Earth's rotation axis
   • koordinātu asis ― coordinate axes
   • abscisu, ordinātu ass ― x-, y-axis

Pronunciation

• IPA: [as]

Noun

ass f (6th declension)

1. old unit of length in the Russian system, equivalent to approximately 2.13 meters
   • jūras ass ― fathom (unit of length in the English system, approximately 1.83 meters)
2. old unit of volume for measuring wood, equivalent to approximately 2-4 cubic meters
   • divas asis malkas ― two axes (=4-8m³) of wood

Pronunciation

• IPA: [as]

Adjective

ass (definite asais, comparative asāks, superlative visasākais, adverb asi)

1. sharp (such that it (blade, tool) can easily cut or pierce)
   • ass nazis, zāģis, cirvis ― sharp knife, saw, ax
   • ass īlens, ilknis ― sharp awl, fang
   • asa adata ― sharp needle
   • asi ragi, ilkņi ― sharp horns, fangs
2. pointed (having a narrow tip)
   • asas kalnu galotnes ― sharp mountain tops
   • ass zīmulis ― sharp pencil
3. angular, not rounded (of body parts; also of writing, drawing)
   • asi elkoņi ― sharp elbows
   • asi vaigu kauli ― sharp cheekbones
   • asas burtu formas rokrakstā ― sharp letter forms in handwriting
4. (of plants) sharp (having little thorns or thorn-like growths, or having a sharp edge, capable of stinging)
   • ass dadzis, paeglis, grīslis ― sharp thistle, juniper, sedge
   • asa zāle, nātre ― sharp leaf, nettle
5. (of fabric, skin, etc.) coarse, rough
   • asa sejas āda ― coarse, rough facial skin
   • ass linu dvielis ― towel (made) of coarse linen
6. sharp, pungent, hot (which irritates the senses, creating a strong feeling or reaction)
   • asa mērce ― spicy, hot (lit. sharp) sauce
   • asa dūmu smaka ― pungent smell of smoke
   • ass ož pēc hlora ― sharp smell of chlorine
   • ass vējš ― sharp wind
   • asas sāpes ― sharp pain
   • ass klepus ― sharp (painful) cough
7. harsh (voice, sound); sharp, biting, unsparing, fierce
   • asā balss ― harsh voice
   • runāt asā tonī ― to speak in a harsh tone (of voice)
   • ass sarkasms ― sharp, biting sarcasm
   • ass pārmetumi ― sharp, harsh criticism
   • asa ķilda ― fierce quarrel
   • asa mēle ― sharp tongue (= caustic, sarcastic)
8. sharp, well-defined, clearly marked
   • asas kontūras ― sharp contour, profile
   • asi sejas vaibsti ― sharp facial features
   • zīmēt asām līnijām ― to draw with sharp, well-defined lines
9. (about problems, questions) clear, acute, of immediate importance
   • asa problēma ― a clear, acute problem
10. sharp (very well developed, very accurate)
    • asa redze ― sharp vision
    • ass prāts ― sharp mind
    • asa uztvere ― sharp perception, acumen

Verb

ass

1. is (third-person singular present of sinn)

Adverb

ass

1. out

Preposition

ass

1. out of

Pronoun

ass

1. first-person plural of ec
   • out of him/it

Noun

ass

1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

Alternative forms

• Ass (alternative capitalization)

Noun

ass m (definite singular assen, indefinite plural asser, definite plural assene)

1. (music) A-flat

Alternative forms

• Ass (alternative capitalization)

Noun

ass m (definite singular assen, indefinite plural assar, definite plural assane)

1. (music) A-flat

Alternative forms

• as
• es

Pronunciation

• IPA: /as/

Pronoun

ass

1. third-person singular masculine of a

Noun

ass n

1. (music) A-flat
2. an insured letter; abbreviation of assurerad (försändelse).
   • Coordinate term: rek (“registered”)

Anagrams

• s.a.s., sas