take a dump

verb

To defecate.

“Samantha took a dump this morning when she woke up.”

Meanings

verbtake a dump (third-person singular simple present takes a dump, present participle taking a dump, simple past took a dump, past participle taken a dump)

present singular third person takes a dump · participle present taking a dump · past took a dump · participle past taken a dump

  1. euphemisticslangTo defecate.

    Samantha took a dump this morning when she woke up.

    Synonyms: take a shit, move one's bowels, boo-boo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From slang use of dump in reference to an act of defecation.

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Translations

Ancient Greek χέζω
  • χέζω (khézō)defecate
French brobroter, caguer
  • brobroterdefecate
  • caguerdefecate
  • chierdefecate
  • couler un bronzedefecate
  • déposer ses enfants à la piscinedefecate
  • mouler un cakedefecate
  • parachuter un congolaisdefecate
  • poser une pêchedefecate
  • tartirdefecate
German einen abseilen
  • einen abseilendefecate
Greek χέζω
  • χέζω (chézo)defecate
Persian دستشویی رفتن, قضای حاجت کردن
  • دستشویی رفتنdefecate
  • قضای حاجت کردنdefecate
  • به توالت رفتنdefecate
  • ریدنdefecate
  • مدفوع کردنdefecate
Polish wysrać się
  • wysrać siędefecate
Portuguese dar uma cagada, dar uma cagadela
  • dar uma cagadadefecate
  • dar uma cagadeladefecate
  • cagardefecate
  • arriar o calhaudefecate
Spanish plantar un pino
  • plantar un pinodefecate
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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