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putting foot to ass

putting foot to ass is the present participle and gerund of put foot to ass.

Meaning of put foot to ass

Verb

put foot to ass (third-person singular simple present puts foot to ass, present participle putting foot to ass, simple past and past participle put foot to ass)

  1. (idiomatic, mildly, slang, vulgar, literal) To beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop (someone's) ass
    • Gibbons, as Jackson plays him, unflinchingly responds, “A small price I paid for putting foot to ass for my country,” oddly vivid metaphorical language.2010, David Greven, Manhood in Hollywood from Bush to Bush

Questions about putting foot to ass

What is putting foot to ass the present participle and gerund of?
Putting foot to ass is the present participle and gerund of put foot to ass.

Words near putting foot to ass in the dictionary

  1. putting down for
  2. putting down roots
  3. putting down to
  4. putting facts on the ground
  5. putting food on the table
  6. putting foot to ass
  7. putting forth
  8. putting forward
  9. putting from the rough
  10. putting green
  11. putting greens

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