Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

take 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)Category:English lemmas#TAKEASHITCategory:English verbs#TAKEASHITCategory:English multiword terms#TAKEASHITCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TAKEASHITCategory:Pages with entries#TAKE%20A%20SHITCategory:Pages with 1 entry#TAKE%20A%20SHIT

1. (idiomaticCategory:English idioms#TAKEASHIT, vulgarCategory:English vulgarities#TAKEASHIT, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#TAKEASHIT) To defecate.

   Synonyms: take a dump; see also Thesaurus:defecate

   Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.Category:English terms with usage examples#TAKEASHIT

2. (idiomaticCategory:English idioms#TAKEASHIT, vulgarCategory:English vulgarities#TAKEASHIT, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#TAKEASHIT, UKCategory:British English#TAKEASHIT) To fail or malfunction.

   Synonym: crap out

   I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.Category:English terms with usage examples#TAKEASHIT

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take,‎ a,‎ shit.

   Take a shit and a pair of tweezers from the front desk and sit back down at your dissection microscopes.Category:English terms with usage examples#TAKEASHIT

Anagrams

• Takeshita, aktashite