masturbate

present singular third person masturbates · participle present masturbating · participle past masturbated · past masturbated

1. intransitiveTo 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.

   I'm looking for some hot videos to masturbate to.

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   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).

   2006, Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, The Psychology of Lust Murder, page 28

   I like hotels, they make your bed, make your dinner, send housekeepers up to watch you masturbate, it's a dream.

   2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Norm Macdonald

   i masturbate after finishing my assignments as a reward but now i’ve pavloved myself into getting horny every time i do assignments

   2026 April 13, @curemagik, X

   Synonyms: abuse, bash one out, bash the bishop, bate, beat off, beat the meat, choke the chicken, crank the hog

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

   Mrs Intiasar’s maids often masturbated her in the morning. It wasn’t something she discussed with anybody, least of all the maids. In fact, she hardly thought about it.

   2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 293

3. derogatoryinformalTo 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.