onanism n 1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: {masturbation}, {onanism}] 2: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method}, {withdrawal}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]
Onanism \O"nan*ism\, n. [Onan (--Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F. onanisme.] Self-pollution; masturbation. [1913 Webster]