Phrase guide

sex act

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of sexual act.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sexual act

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sexual intercourse, intercourse, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity

Narrower terms: defloration, fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup, hank panky, penetration, unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性行為 /性行为 (xìngxíngwéi) — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Danish: sexakt — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Danish: knepning — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Esperanto: malĉastaĵo — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Finnish: seksuaalinen teko — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Hindi: यौन क्रिया (yaun kriyā) — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Russian: полово́й акт (polovój akt) — acts of sexual stimulation
  • Serbo-Croatian: spolni akt — acts of sexual stimulation