ass
A rude word for the part of your body you sit on.
A vulgar term for a person's buttocks.
A rude word for a person you think is stupid or unpleasant.
A slang insult for someone regarded as stupid, annoying, or unpleasant.
An animal like a small horse with long ears, used to carry things; also called a donkey.
A domesticated hoofed mammal related to the horse, used as a working animal, especially in carrying loads; also called a donkey.
- Base: ass
- Plural: asses
bust your ass
1work very hard at something
To work very hard to do something, often with effort and difficulty.
- She busted her ass studying for that exam.
- I've been busting my ass all week to meet this deadline.
cover your ass
1protect oneself from blame or harm
To do something to protect yourself from blame or problems later.
- He kept every email to cover his ass in case something went wrong.
- Always cover your ass when dealing with legal matters.
get your ass in gear
1start working harder or faster
To start working harder or moving faster to get something done.
- You'd better get your ass in gear if you want to finish on time.
- Come on, get your ass in gear and help me clean this place.
kick someone's ass
1defeat or punish severely
To beat or punish someone very badly (in a game, fight, or other contest).
- Our team really kicked their asses last night.
- If you don't finish the job, the boss will kick your ass.
haul ass
10move or leave very fast
to go or run very fast, often because you are late or need to escape (very informal and rude)
- We hauled ass to make it to the concert on time.
- We’d better haul ass if we want to catch that train.
- The kids hauled ass when they saw the rain coming.
- When the alarm went off, everyone hauled ass out of the building.
- He hauled ass to make it to the meeting on time.