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kick someone's ass

kick someone's ass verb: to clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

Verb

kick someone's ass (third-person singular simple present kicks someone's ass, present participle kicking someone's ass, simple past and past participle kicked someone's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, sometimes considered vulgar) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.
    • With their star quarterback back on the field, the Doves are going to kick the Pigeons' asses tonight.
  2. (Canada, US, literally, sometimes considered vulgar) To kick someone in the buttocks.
    • Then the horse kicked Pat's ass. Needless to say, she was not happy!

Synonyms of kick someone's ass

Forms of kick someone's ass

third-person singular presentkicks someone's ass
present participlekicking someone's ass
past participlekicked someone's ass
pastkicked someone's ass

Questions about kick someone's ass

What does kick someone's ass mean?
Kick someone's ass means to clobber someone; to beat someone severely.
What part of speech is kick someone's ass?
Kick someone's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of kick someone's ass?
The past tense of kick someone's ass is kicked someone's ass.

Words near kick someone's ass in the dictionary

  1. kick some tail
  2. kick some tires
  3. kick someone out of bed
  4. kick someone when they are down
  5. kick someone's arse
  6. kick someone's ass
  7. kick someone's butt
  8. kick space
  9. kick spaces
  10. kick start
  11. kick started

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