defecate
Pass solid waste
Defecate is the formal or clinical term for expelling feces from the body—what cruder speech calls shitting.
Medical professionals and scientists use defecate where ordinary conversation would say go to the bathroom or have a bowel movement.
The noun is defecation.
Waste disposal fixture
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
- outhouseDetached backyard toilet
- privyOutdoor toilet; informed
- cesspitUnderground sewage container
septic tank · sewage · sanitation · plumbing · flush · lavatory · commode · chamber pot
Fecal discharge from body
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- colonLarge intestine section
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
intestine · peristalsis · sphincter · digestion · constipation · diarrhea · gastrointestinal · sigmoid
Backless sitting furniture
- dungAnimal fecal matter
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
guano · excrement · ordure · nightsoil · coprolite · waste · turds · patties
Expel bodily waste
- answer nature's callEuphemism for urination
- go to the bathroomUse the toilet
- do one's businessEuphemism for elimination
- number twoDeputy or runner-up
pass stool · poop · poo
Soil nutrient supplement
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- dung beetleInsect feeding on feces
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
nutrient cycle · seed dispersal · nitrogen · waste recycling · ecosystem
Promotes intestinal evacuation
- enemaRectal fluid injection
- colonicOf the large intestine
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
suppository · colonoscopy · stool sample · impaction · hemorrhoids · prolapse · stool softener
toilet
Waste disposal fixture
cesspit · septic tank · sewage · sanitation · plumbing · flush · lavatory · commode · chamber pot · porta-potty
bowel movement
Fecal discharge from body
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- colonLarge intestine section
rectum · intestine · peristalsis · sphincter · digestion · constipation · diarrhea · gastrointestinal · sigmoid · flatulence
stool
Backless sitting furniture
droppings · guano · excrement · ordure · nightsoil · coprolite · waste · turds · patties · pellets
relieve oneself
Expel bodily waste
- answer nature's callEuphemism for urination
- go to the bathroomUse the toilet
- do one's businessEuphemism for elimination
number two · pass stool · poop · poo
fertilizer
Soil nutrient supplement
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- dung beetleInsect feeding on feces
decomposition · nutrient cycle · seed dispersal · nitrogen · waste recycling · ecosystem
laxative
Promotes intestinal evacuation
cathartic · suppository · colonoscopy · stool sample · impaction · hemorrhoids · prolapse · stool softener