go to the toilet

verb

Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a toilet.

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use the toiletuse the toilet § Synonyms

Meanings

verbgo to the toilet (third-person singular simple present goes to the toilet, present participle going to the toilet, simple past went to the toilet, past participle gone to the toilet)

present singular third person goes to the toilet · participle present going to the toilet · past went to the toilet · participle past gone to the toilet

  1. euphemisticSynonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a toilet.
    1 more example

    Voiceover: You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow and then steal it again. Downloading films is stealing. If you do it you WILL face the consequences. Roy: Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean.

    2007 September 7, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 3

    Synonyms: use the toilet, use the toilet § Synonyms

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a toilet.

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use the toiletuse the toilet § Synonyms
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APA

go to the toilet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20toilet

MLA

“go to the toilet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20toilet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to the toilet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20toilet.

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