masturbate
Syllables: mas·tur·bateUK/ˈmæ.stə.beɪt//ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/
masturbate verb: to 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.
Verb
masturbate (third-person singular simple present masturbates, present participle masturbating, simple past and past participle masturbated)
- To 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.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- abuse, bash one out, bash the bishop, bate, beat off, beat the meat, choke the chicken, crank the hog, diddle, fap
- To 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
- To 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.
masturbate meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
masturbate in Hindi
- to masturbate
- हस्तमैथुन करना hastamaithun karnā, मुठ मारना muṭh mārnā, मूठ मारना mūṭh mārnā, हिलाना hilānā
masturbate in Marathi
- हस्तमैथुन करण्यासाठी
masturbate in Urdu
- to masturbate
- مٹھ مارنا muṭṭh mārna
masturbate in Bengali
- to masturbate
- হাত মারা hat mara, হস্তমৈথুন করা hostomōithun kora
More languagesFewer languages
- masturbate in Kannada
- ಹಸ್ತಮೈಥುನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು
- masturbate in Gujarati
- હસ્તમૈથુન કરવા માટે
- masturbate in Odia
- ମୁଠି ମାରିବା muṭhi māribā, ହସ୍ତ ମୈଥୁନ hasta maithuna
- masturbate in Sanskrit
- हस्तमैथुनम् करोति hastamaithunam karoti
- masturbate in Nepali
- छोल्नु cholnu
- masturbate in Pashto
- موټک وهل Mūṭëk wëhël
- masturbate in Tagalog
- salsal, jakol
- masturbate in Arabic
- اِسْتَمْنَى istamnā, مَارَسَ الْعَادَة السِّرِّيَّة mārasa l-ʕāda s-sirriyya
- masturbate in Malay
- lancap, rancap
- masturbate in Indonesian
- merancap, onani, masturbasi
- masturbate in Thai
- ช่วยตัวเอง chûai-dtuua-eeng, ชักว่าว chák-wâao
- masturbate in Vietnamese
- thủ dâm, tự sướng, quay tay
Examples of masturbate in a sentence
- 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 assignments2026 April 13, @curemagik, X:
Synonyms of masturbate
- abuse
- bash one out
- bash the bishop
- bate
- beat off
- beat the meat
- choke the chicken
- crank the hog
- diddle
- fap
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- flick one's bean
- flog the dong
- goon
- have fun with Dick and Jane
- jack it
- jack off
- jerk off
- jill
- jill off
- jork it
- knock one off
- knock one out
- play with oneself
- polish the pole
- rub one out
- slap the salami
- spank the monkey
- stroke it
- tickle the sausage
- toss off
- wank
- wash your elbows
- wax the dolphin
- whack off
- beat it
- crank one out
- frig
- jerk
- jerk it
- jerk the gherkin
Forms of masturbate
| third-person singular present | masturbates |
|---|---|
| present participle | masturbating |
| past participle | masturbated |
| past | masturbated |
Origin of masturbate
A back-formation from masturbation, or else from Latin masturbātus (see -ate), past participle of masturbor. Further derivation of the Latin verb is uncertain; see masturbor for more.
Words formed from masturbate
Questions about masturbate
- What does masturbate mean?
- Masturbate means to 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.
- What is masturbate in Hindi?
- Masturbate in Hindi is हस्तमैथुन करना (hastamaithun karnā), मुठ मारना (muṭh mārnā), मूठ मारना (mūṭh mārnā). See Masturbate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use masturbate in a sentence?
- I like hotels, they make your bed, make your dinner, send housekeepers up to watch you masturbate, it's a dream.
- What part of speech is masturbate?
- Masturbate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce masturbate?
- Masturbate is pronounced /ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of masturbate?
- The past tense of masturbate is masturbated.
Words near masturbate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: masturbate (page history and authors); masturbate (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); masturbate (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); masturbate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); موټک وهل (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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