sell one's body

verb

To work as a prostitute.

Meanings

verbsell one's body (third-person singular simple present sells one's body, present participle selling one's body, simple past and past participle sold one's body)

present singular third person sells one's body · participle present selling one's body · participle past sold one's body · past sold one's body

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 賣肉 /卖肉, 出賣身體 /出卖身体
  • 賣肉 /卖肉 (màiròu)Translations
  • 出賣身體 /出卖身体 (chūmài shēntǐ)Translations
  • 出賣肉體 /出卖肉体 (chūmài ròutǐ)Translations
  • 賣身 /卖身 (màishēn)Translations
Finnish myydä itseään
  • myydä itseäänTranslations
French vendre son corps
  • vendre son corpsTranslations
Italian vendere il suo corpo
  • vendere il suo corpoTranslations
Polish sprzedawać się, sprzedać się
  • sprzedawać sięTranslations
  • sprzedać sięTranslations
Spanish ganar con su cuerpo, vender su cuerpo
  • ganar con su cuerpoTranslations
  • vender su cuerpoTranslations
Turkish bedenini satmak
  • bedenini satmakTranslations
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Chicago

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