"sell one's ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sell one's ass.wav Forms: sells one's ass [present, singular, third-person], selling one's ass [participle, present], sold one's ass [participle, past], sold one's ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sell<,,sold> one's ass}} sell one's ass (third-person singular simple present sells one's ass, present participle selling one's ass, simple past and past participle sold one's ass)
  1. (vulgar, slang) To work as a prostitute; to provide sexual services for money. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: sell one's body, turn a trick, prostitute oneself
    Sense id: en-sell_one's_ass-en-verb-1ow1q8nR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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