FART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fart mean? 

• FART (noun)
  The noun FART has 1 sense:

1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

  Familiarity information: FART used as a noun is very rare.

• FART (verb)
  The verb FART has 1 sense:

1. expel intestinal gases through the anus

  Familiarity information: FART used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

breaking wind; fart; farting; flatus; wind

Hypernyms ("fart" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Derivation:

fart (expel intestinal gases through the anus)

• FART (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fart    ... he / she / it farts   
Past simple: farted   
Past participle: farted   
-ing form: farting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expel intestinal gases through the anus

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

break wind; fart

Hypernyms (to "fart" is one way to...):

act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

fart; farting (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)