SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual intercourse mean? 

• SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (noun)
  The noun SEXUAL INTERCOURSE has 1 sense:

1. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

  Familiarity information: SEXUAL INTERCOURSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

carnal knowledge; coition; coitus; copulation; intercourse; relation; sex act; sexual congress; sexual intercourse; sexual relation

Hypernyms ("sexual intercourse" is a kind of...):

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Meronyms (parts of "sexual intercourse"):

insemination (the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sexual intercourse"):

defloration (the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse))

ass; fuck; fucking; nookie; nooky; piece of ass; piece of tail; roll in the hay; screw; screwing; 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)

criminal congress; unlawful carnal knowledge (forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals)

 Context examples 

Symptoms include abdominal, pelvic, and lower back pain, pain during ovulation and sexual intercourse, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

(Acute Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks when you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory for you?

(IIEF - How Often was it Satisfactory for You, NCI Thesaurus)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks how many times have you attempted sexual intercourse?

(IIEF - How Many Times Have You Attempted Sexual Intercourse, NCI Thesaurus)

(IM-po-tent) Unable to have an erection adequate for sexual intercourse.

(Impotent, NCI Dictionary)

Patient Health Questionnaire - 15 (PHQ-15) Pain or problems during sexual intercourse.

(PHQ-15 - Pain or Problems During Sexual Intercourse, NCI Thesaurus)

They may also have pain with sexual intercourse.

(Interstitial Cystitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks during sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain your erection to completion of intercourse?

(IIEF - Maintain Your Erection to Completion of Intercourse, NCI Thesaurus)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks how much have you enjoyed sexual intercourse?

(IIEF - How Much Have You Enjoyed Sexual Intercourse, NCI Thesaurus)

A sexual disorder in which a woman fails to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse.

(Female Orgasmic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Over the past four weeks during sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain your erection after you had penetrated (entered) your partner?

(IIEF - Able to Maintain Your Erection After You Had Penetrated Your Partner, NCI Thesaurus)