"find a friendly bush" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: finds a friendly bush [present, singular, third-person], finding a friendly bush [participle, present], found a friendly bush [participle, past], found a friendly bush [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|find<,,found> a friendly bush}} find a friendly bush (third-person singular simple present finds a friendly bush, present participle finding a friendly bush, simple past and past participle found a friendly bush)
  1. (euphemistic) To urinate or defecate or to seek relative privacy for that purpose; to relieve oneself, particularly outdoors. Tags: euphemistic Related terms: answer the call of nature
    Sense id: en-find_a_friendly_bush-en-verb-FO4oVqW6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1984, George La Fountaine, Flashpoint, page 138:",
          "text": "You find a friendly bush and take a crap.",
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          "text": "About two hours into the ride, James stopped and found a friendly bush.",
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