take a dump

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

take 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)

1. (euphemistic slang) To defecate.

   There's rarely, if ever, a good reason to interrupt a man while he's taking a dump. If the house isn't on fire, let a man crap.

Synonyms

• take a shit, take the browns to the super bowl, see also Thesaurus:defecate

Translations

defecate

• Breton: dozviñ ur vi hep pluskenn, leuskel ur bouton
• French: brobroter, caguer (fr), chier (fr), couler un bronze (fr), déposer ses enfants à la piscine (fr), mouler un cake (fr), parachuter un congolais (fr), poser une pêche (fr), tartir (fr)
• German: einen abseilen (de)
• Greek: χέζω (el) (chézo)

  Ancient Greek: χέζω (khézō)

• Persian: دستشویی رفتن, قضای حاجت کردن, به توالت رفتن, ریدن (fa), مدفوع کردن
• Polish: wysrać się
• Portuguese: dar uma cagada, dar uma cagadela, cagar (pt), arriar o calhau (Portugal)