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FART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fart mean?
• FART (noun)
The noun FART has 1 sense:
1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Familiarity information: FART used as a noun is very rare.
• FART (verb)
The verb FART has 1 sense:
1. expel intestinal gases through the anus
Familiarity information: FART used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
breaking wind; fart; farting; flatus; wind
Hypernyms ("fart" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Derivation:
fart (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: farted
Past participle: farted
-ing form: farting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expel intestinal gases through the anus
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
break wind; fart
Hypernyms (to "fart" is one way to...):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
fart; farting (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
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