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beat off

idiom
Meaning

To masturbate by stimulating one's own penis.


Examples
SIMPLE

He was caught beating off in his room.

CONTEXTUAL

The teenager felt embarrassed when his mother walked in while he was beating off.

COMPLEX

The clinical study examined the psychological effects of men who regularly beat off to relieve stress.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beat a dead horse

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

  2. 02

    beat a retreat

    To leave hastily in the face of opposition.

  3. 03

    beat around the bush

    To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.

  4. 04

    beat as one

    To share the same feelings.

  5. 05

    beat Banaghan

    To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.

  6. 06

    beat feet

    To run.

  7. 07

    beat it

    To leave; to go away.

  8. 08

    beat off with a stick

    To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).

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