"share a bed" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-share a bed.wav Forms: shares a bed [present, singular, third-person], sharing a bed [participle, present], shared a bed [participle, past], shared a bed [past]
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  1. (euphemistic, intransitive) To engage in sexual intercourse (with someone). Tags: euphemistic, intransitive Synonyms (to engage in sexual intercourse): exchange flesh
    Sense id: en-share_a_bed-en-verb-pvodp5aZ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'to engage in sexual intercourse': 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see share, bed. Synonyms: have sex, sleep together, copulate
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