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mas·tur·ba·tion

 (măs′tər-bā′shən)
n.
Excitation of one's own or another's genital organs, usually to orgasm, by manual contact or means other than sexual intercourse.
mas′tur·ba′tor n.
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mas•tur•ba•tion

(ˌmæs tərˈbeɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, esp. to orgasm.
2. the stimulation, by manual or other means exclusive of coitus, of another's genitals.
[1760–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.masturbation - manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
onanism
autoeroticism, autoerotism - using you own body as a sexual object
self-abuse, self-stimulation - manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure
frottage - masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)
hand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbation
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masturbation

noun self-abuse, wanking (taboo slang), frigging (taboo slang), onanism, playing with yourself (slang), autoeroticism, flying solo, beating the meat The sperm sample is produced by masturbation.
Quotations
"Hey, don't knock masturbation! It's sex with someone I love" [Woody Allen Annie Hall]
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Translations
masturbaceonanie
masturbado
itsetyydytysmasturbaatio
हस्तमैथुन
masturbacijarukobludsamozadovoljavanje
masturbatio
masturbacija

masturbation

[ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃən] N → masturbación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

masturbation

[ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən] n → masturbation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

masturbation

n → Masturbation f, → Onanie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

masturbation

[ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ/ən] n → masturbazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mas·tur·ba·tion

n. masturbación, autoestimulación y manipulación de los genitales para obtener placer sexual.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

masturbation

n masturbación f
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