defecate
verb [I] /ˈdef.ə.keɪt/ formalDefinition
› to pass the contents of the bowels out of the bodyExcrement and its excretion defecation /ˌdef.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of defecate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- be caught/taken short idiom
- BM noun (EXCRETION)
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