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give someone wood

give someone wood verb: to cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.

Verb

give someone wood (third-person singular simple present gives someone wood, present participle giving someone wood, simple past gave someone wood, past participle given someone wood)

  1. (idiomatic, possibly, slang, vulgar, literal or figurative) To cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.
    • I don't really like her, but in that dress she's giving me wood.

Forms of give someone wood

third-person singular presentgives someone wood
present participlegiving someone wood
pastgave someone wood
past participlegiven someone wood

Questions about give someone wood

What does give someone wood mean?
Give someone wood means to cause someone to have an erection, usually due to sexual arousal.
What part of speech is give someone wood?
Give someone wood is a verb.
What is the past tense of give someone wood?
The past tense of give someone wood is gave someone wood.

Words near give someone wood in the dictionary

  1. give someone their head on a platter
  2. give someone time
  3. give someone to understand
  4. give someone what for
  5. give someone what-for
  6. give someone wood
  7. give something a go
  8. give something a lash
  9. give something a miss
  10. give something a shot
  11. give something a try

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