hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse a pompous fool
disapproval If you describe someone as an ass, you think that they are silly or do silly things. He was generally disliked and regarded as a pompous ass
feelings Saying that someone can kiss your ass is a very rude way of expressing anger or disagreement
a pain in the ass: see pain. or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy equines. Asses are 3-5 ft (90-150 cm) high at the shoulder. The African wild ass, or true ass (Equus asinus) is bluish gray to fawn; the Asiatic wild ass, or half-ass (E. hemionus) is reddish to yellow-gray. The half-ass differs from the true ass in that it has extremely long, slender legs, shorter ears, and larger hooves. The true ass has the alternating "hee-haw" bray. Desert dwellers, wild asses often inhabit regions that cannot support other large mammals. They are very swift runners. See also donkey