expose oneself

Definitions

1. 1

   To display one's genitalia or female nipples in a public place or in other inappropriate…

   To display one's genitalia or female nipples in a public place or in other inappropriate circumstances.

   • The police arrested the man who had exposed himself in public.
   • On Thursday the police in Miami Beach arrested the man, Weston J. Hill, 44 years old, charging him with indecent exposure. . . . He had been charged with exposing himself to children.
   • While the President was on the telephone, according to Ms. Lewinsky, "he unzipped his pants and exposed himself," and she performed oral sex.
2. 2

   To put oneself in a vulnerable position.

   • The soldiers exposed themselves by moving into unfamiliar territory.
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see expose.

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