ARSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arse mean? 

• ARSE (noun)
  The noun ARSE has 2 senses:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

2. vulgar slang for anus

  Familiarity information: ARSE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arse; ass; backside; behind; bottom; bum; buns; butt; buttocks; can; derriere; fanny; fundament; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; seat; stern; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush

Context example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("arse" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("arse" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Vulgar slang for anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arse; arsehole; asshole; bunghole

Hypernyms ("arse" is a kind of...):

anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))