<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>A long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.</li><li>Also called wild ass.</li><li>An African wild ass, kiang, onager, or any of their subspecies.</li><li>A stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.</li></ul>