■ noun
1》 a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.
↘a ball-shaped handle on a door or drawer.
↘a round button on a machine.
2》 a small lump of something: a ~ of butter.
3》 chiefly N. Amer. a prominent round hill.
4》 vulgar slang a man's penis.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) Brit. vulgar slang (of a man) have sex with.
Phrases
with ( brass ) ~s on Brit. informal and something more, used especially for returning an insult.
Derivatives
~bed adjective
~by adjective
~-like adjective
Origin
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. ~be 'knot, ~, bud'.