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shoot one's load

shoot one's load verb: to ejaculate; to cum.

Verb

shoot one's load (third-person singular simple present shoots one's load, present participle shooting one's load, simple past and past participle shot one's load)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To ejaculate; to cum.
    • I grab her tighter and shoot my load in her bum.2001, Penthouse Magazine, Letters to Penthouse XII: It Just Gets Hotter, link
    • I knew what that meant, and was ready to shoot my load along with him. His cum sprayed in every direction; huge, thick, white jets of hot cum covering the wall and chair in front of him.2005, Sean Wolfe, Close Contact, page 343
    Synonyms:
    ejaculate
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To expend one's resources or one's opportunity, especially prematurely; to blow one's chance.

Synonyms of shoot one's load

Forms of shoot one's load

third-person singular presentshoots one's load
present participleshooting one's load
past participleshot one's load
pastshot one's load

Questions about shoot one's load

What does shoot one's load mean?
Shoot one's load means to ejaculate; to cum.
What part of speech is shoot one's load?
Shoot one's load is a verb.
What is the past tense of shoot one's load?
The past tense of shoot one's load is shot one's load.

Words near shoot one's load in the dictionary

  1. shoot off at the mouth
  2. shoot off one's mouth
  3. shoot one in the sink
  4. shoot one's bolt
  5. shoot one's cuffs
  6. shoot one's load
  7. shoot one's mouth off
  8. shoot one's shot
  9. shoot one's wad
  10. shoot oneself in the foot
  11. shoot out

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