defecates

Empties the bowels

Defecates means to expel feces from the body—the formal or clinical term for what casual speech calls pooping or shitting.

Medical contexts favor defecate: The patient defecates regularly.

The noun is defecation.

physiological

bowel movement

Fecal discharge from body

voiding · evacuation · elimination · passing · number two · regularity · constipation · diarrhea · incontinence · urgency

animal

droppings

Animal excrement deposits

  • dungAnimal fecal matter
  • manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
  • guanoAccumulated bird droppings

castings · pellets · midden · spoor · coprolite · frass · marking · territory · tracking · pat

fertilizer

manure

Animal waste as fertilizer

vermicompost · castings · humus · soil amendment · nitrogen · organic matter · mulch · biosolids · night soil

sanitation

toilet

Waste disposal fixture

potty · sewage · septic · cesspool · sanitation · plumbing · flushing · waste treatment · hygiene · handwashing

health

digestion

Bodily food breakdown

probiotics · gut flora · regularity · stool softener · constipation · diarrhea · gastrointestinal · digestive enzymes · intestinal health · absorption

Opposites
type of bodily elimination

defecatesurinates

Expels liquid waste

pees · vomits · sweats · exhales

direction of digestive transit

defecateseats

Consumes as food

ingests · consumes · swallows · feeds · devours

bodily retention vs. expulsion

defecatesretains

Continues to possess

holds it · constipates · withholds · suppresses

Family

defecate, defecation, defecated, defecating, defecations

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG