privates

1. 1
   nouncolloquialplural

   A polite word for the sex organs and other private body parts people keep covered.

   He quickly covered his privates with a towel when the door opened.

   The boy was embarrassed when his shorts ripped and showed his privates.

   Similargenitals, genitalia, groin, crotch

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of private. Use this form when you mean more than one soldier of the lowest rank.

   The sergeant ordered the privates to clean the barracks before dawn.

   Two privates stood guard at the front gate all night.

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular present of private. Use this form when the subject is he, she, or it.

   She privates her account whenever reporters start calling.

   He privates his old posts so strangers cannot read them.

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