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masturbate.

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 or orgasm.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/General-American/ˈmaː.stə.bæɪt/Australia
  1. 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 or orgasm.

    intransitive
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  2. To manually or by other means than one's own genitals stimulate someone else's genitals sexually.

    colloquial · transitive
  3. 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.

    derogatory · informal
Where this word comes from

A back-formation from masturbation, or else from Latin masturbātus (see -ate), past participle of masturbor. Further derivation of the Latin verb is uncertain; see masturbor for more.

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