sexual intercourse

  • 1Sexual intercourse — Intercourse In ter*course, n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See {Inter }, and {Course}.] 1. A… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2sexual intercourse — noun uncount FORMAL the act of having sex, especially sex between a man and woman in which the man puts his PENIS inside the woman s VAGINA. Sexual intercourse is often simply called intercourse …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3sexual intercourse — n 1) heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by the penis: COITUS 2) intercourse (as anal or oral intercourse) that does not involve penetration of the vagina by the penis * * * see coitus * * * 1. coitus. 2. any physical… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 4sexual intercourse — n. 1. a joining of the sexual organs of a male and a female, in which the erect penis of the male is inserted into the vagina of the female, usually with the ejaculation of semen into the vagina 2. INTERCOURSE (sense 2b) …

    English World dictionary

  • 5sexual intercourse — ► NOUN ▪ sexual contact between individuals involving penetration, especially the insertion of a man s erect penis into a woman s vagina culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6sexual intercourse — n [U] formal the physical activity of two people having sex with each other …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7Sexual intercourse — Intromission redirects here. For other uses, see Intromission (disambiguation). Making love redirects here. For other uses, see Making love (disambiguation) …

    Wikipedia

  • 8sexual intercourse — genital contact, esp. the insertion of the penis into the vagina followed by orgasm; coitus; copulation. [1790 1800] * * * or coitus or copulation Act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract (see reproductive… …

    Universalium

  • 9sexual intercourse —    copulation    Not just dealings or conversation between individuals. Now standard English:     If he gets pinched with a girl in a hotel room, stop sexual intercourse. (Chandler, 1953)    Sexual commerce is archaic, and there was no suggestion …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 10sexual intercourse —   Ai, ei, hana ma i, moe, pi i, panipani, aina.    ♦ Motions of sexual intercourse, kū ami ami.    ♦ To have had sexual intercourse, of a female, pā kanaka.    ♦ Sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman, kokokohe …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary