take a shit

verb

To defecate.

“Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. colloquialidiomaticvulgarTo defecate.

    Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.

    Synonyms: take a dump, boo-boo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease, ease oneself

  2. UKcolloquialidiomaticvulgarTo fail or malfunction.

    I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.

    1 more example

    But shortly after economy took a shit the construction company he worked for went out of business.

    2013, William Panzarella, Julie-Ann's Journey

    Synonyms: crap out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo defecate.

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verbTo fail or malfunction.

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crap out

More synonyms by meaning

verbhave a bowel movement

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stooldefecateshittake a crapca-cacrapmakeurinatepiddle
Broader
excreteegesteliminate
Also see
crapdefecatego to shithave a shitmakeshitstooltake a craptake a dump

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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