"pinch a loaf" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pinches a loaf [present, singular, third-person], pinching a loaf [participle, present], pinched a loaf [participle, past], pinched a loaf [past]
Etymology: From a supposed resemblance of feces to a loaf of bread, pinched by the contracting anal sphincter. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pinch a loaf (third-person singular simple present pinches a loaf, present participle pinching a loaf, simple past and past participle pinched a loaf)
  1. (euphemistic) To defecate. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions, Feces Synonyms: pinch one off, drop a load, defecate
    Sense id: en-pinch_a_loaf-en-verb-U4VrBKOp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "Buildings and structures",
            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "Society"
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          "word": "pinch one off"
        },
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    }
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        "(euphemistic) To defecate."
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          "word": "pinch one off"
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