English Explanatory Dictionary

Kegel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of kegel.
noun
  1. The pubococcygeal muscles.
  2. A contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them.
verb
  1. To clench one's perineum and pelvic muscles.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kegel.wav

Word forms

Kegel Kegels kegeling kegelling kegeled kegelled

Etymology

After Arnold Kegel. The surname is of German origin; see Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”).

Synonyms

Kegel exercise

Derived words

kegel balls
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