"kick someone's ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: kicks someone's ass [present, singular, third-person], kicking someone's ass [participle, present], kicked someone's ass [participle, past], kicked someone's ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. (idiomatic, vulgar, chiefly US, Canada) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar
    Sense id: en-kick_someone's_ass-en-verb-9MxoltG4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (literally, vulgar, chiefly US, Canada) To actually kick someone in the buttocks. Tags: Canada, US, literally, vulgar Synonyms: clobber
    Sense id: en-kick_someone's_ass-en-verb-0RmNebEz Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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