masturbate
See also: mastúrbate
English
Etymology
From Latin masturbārī. Further derivation uncertain; see masturbor for more.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmæstəbeɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæstɚbeɪt/
Audio (GA) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmaːstəbæɪt/
- Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧bate
Verb
masturbate (third-person singular simple present masturbates, present participle masturbating, simple past and past participle masturbated)
- (intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation.
- 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder (page 28)
- The primary function of a souvenir fetish is so that the offender can relive the actual event within the context of the fantasy, usually while masturbating to maintain sexual arousal and achieve orgasm (Canter et al., 2004).
- I find this difficult to masturbate to.
- 2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder (page 28)
- (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate someone else sexually without penetration of the penis.
- (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual, that does not get them anywhere; something that wastes their time; something that does not help others or achieve any important goal.
Synonyms
synonyms of masturbate
- bash the bishop
- beat off
- beat the meat
- choke the chicken
- diddle
- fap
- flog the dong
- flick the bean
- have fun with Dick and Jane
- jack it
- jack off
- jerk off
- jill
- jill off
- knock one off
- knock one out
- play with oneself
- polish the pole
- rub one out
- slap the salami
- spank the monkey
- stroke it
- tickle the sausage
- toss off
- wank
- whack off
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
to masturbate
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Esperanto
Italian
Verb
masturbate
- second-person plural present indicative of masturbare
- second-person plural imperative of masturbare
- feminine plural of masturbato
Latin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [masturˈbate]
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