English > copulation: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. |
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| Synonyms | sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge |
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| Parts | insemination | The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female |
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| Narrower | defloration | The act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) |
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| fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup | slang for sexual intercourse |
| hank panky | illicit sexual intercourse |
| penetration | The act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman |
| unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
| Broader | sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity | Activities associated with sexual intercourse |
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| Spanish | acto carnal, acto sexual, coito, coitus, concúbito, copulación, cópula, relaciones sexuales, relación, relación sexual |
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| Catalan | acte carnal, acte sexual, coit, concúbit, copulació, còpula, relació sexual |
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| Adjectives | copulatory | of or relating to coitus or copulation |
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| Verbs | copulate | engage in sexual intercourse |
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