"defecate" meaning in English

See defecate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/, /ˈdɛfɪkət/ Audio: En-us-defecate.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecate1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more defecate [comparative], most defecate [superlative]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dēfaecāre (“to purify”), from de- and faex (“dreg, impurity”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēfaecāre||to purify}} Latin dēfaecāre (“to purify”), {{m|la|de-}} de-, {{m|la|faex||dreg, impurity}} faex (“dreg, impurity”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} defecate (comparative more defecate, superlative most defecate)
  1. (obsolete) Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Bodily functions
    Sense id: en-defecate-en-adj-9cy~DtH7 Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 42 32 5 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 40 4 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 44 5 9 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 44 40 9 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 39 8 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defæcate, defaecate

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/, /ˈdɛfɪkət/ Audio: En-us-defecate.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecate1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: defecates [present, singular, third-person], defecating [participle, present], defecated [participle, past], defecated [past]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dēfaecāre (“to purify”), from de- and faex (“dreg, impurity”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēfaecāre||to purify}} Latin dēfaecāre (“to purify”), {{m|la|de-}} de-, {{m|la|faex||dreg, impurity}} faex (“dreg, impurity”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} defecate (third-person singular simple present defecates, present participle defecating, simple past and past participle defecated)
  1. (intransitive) To excrete feces from one's bowels. Tags: intransitive
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  2. (now rare) To purify, to clean of dregs etc. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-defecate-en-verb-kcSkXO9s
  3. (now rare, transitive) To purge; to pass (something) as excrement. Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-defecate-en-verb-pQqYrVx5 Disambiguation of Feces: 14 28 4 54 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 39 8 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: defecation, feces, urinate, flatulate Translations: ἀφοδεύω (aphodeúō) (Ancient Greek), تَغَوَّطَ (taḡawwaṭa) (Arabic), արտաթորել (artatʿorel) (Armenian), կղկղել (kġkġel) (Armenian), ծրտել (crtel) (note: of birds) (Armenian), হগা (hoga) [informal] (Assamese), পাইখেনা কৰা (paikhena kora) [formal] (Assamese), qığlamaq (Azerbaijani), сысыу (sısıw) (Bashkir), спаражня́цца (sparažnjácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), ка́каць (kákacʹ) [childish, colloquial, imperfective] (Belarusian), сраць (sracʹ) [vulgar] (Belarusian), အီးပါ (i:pa) (Burmese), ဓာတ်သွား (dhatswa:) (Burmese), ကျင်ကြီးစွန့် (kyangkri:cwan.) (Burmese), မစင်စွန့် (ma.cangcwan.) (Burmese), ဝမ်းသွား (wam:swa:) (Burmese), အခင်းကြီးသွား (a.hkang:kri:swa:) (Burmese), ချေးပါ (hkye:pa) (Burmese), defecar (Catalan), hugaw (Cebuano), aya (Chickasaw), 放屎 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 屙屎 (o¹ si²) (Chinese Cantonese), 大便 (dàbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 拉屎 (lāshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 排大便 (pái dàbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 大解 (dàjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), vyprázdnit se (Czech), kálet (Czech), vykálet se (Czech), defækere (Danish), poepen (Dutch), een bruine trui breien [colloquial] (Dutch), f:g:n«A81» (fgn) (Egyptian), feki (Esperanto), koti (Esperanto), ulostaa (Finnish), déféquer (French), aller à la selle (French), couler un bronze [colloquial] (French), defecar (Galician), defäkieren (German), koten (German), αφοδεύω (afodévo) (Greek), हगना (hagnā) (Hindi), मलत्याग करना (malatyāg karnā) (Hindi), székel (Hungarian), fekifar (Ido), agtae (Ilocano), defecar (Interlingua), cac (Irish), do chac a dhéanamh (Irish), defecare (Italian), liberarsi (Italian), 排便する (haiben suru) (alt: はいべんする) (Japanese), eh (Jarai), ꦔꦶꦱꦶꦁ (ngising) (Javanese), ꦧꦼꦧꦚꦸ (bebanyu) (Javanese), ꦮꦮꦿꦠꦤ꧀ (wawratan) (Javanese), ꦧꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦠꦤ꧀ (bobotan) (Javanese), takla (Kapampangan), тышу (tyşu) (Kazakh), បត់ជើងធំ (bɑtcəəngthum) (Khmer), បន្ទោរបង់ (bântoŭrbâng) (Khmer), 배변하다 (baebyeonhada) (Korean), 대변을 보다 (daebyeoneul boda) (Korean), defaeco (Latin), cuniō (Latin), berak (Malay), ᡶᠠᠵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (fajambi) (Manchu), whakatikotiko (Maori), tiko (Maori), roke (Maori), баах (baax) (Mongolian), hunya (Ngazidja Comorian), rîtin (Northern Kurdish), gû kirin (Northern Kurdish), defecar (Occitan), cagar [vulgar] (Occitan), صیچمق (sıçmak) (Ottoman Turkish), wypróżniać się [imperfective] (Polish), wypróżnić się [perfective] (Polish), defekować [imperfective] (Polish), zdefekować [perfective] (Polish), defecar (Portuguese), akay (Quechua), ismay (Quechua), defeca (Romanian), căca [vulgar] (Romanian), испражня́ться (ispražnjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), ка́кать (kákatʹ) [childish, colloquial, imperfective] (Russian), срать (sratʹ) [imperfective, vulgar] (Russian), हदति (hadati) (Sanskrit), defecar (Spanish), ciscarse (Spanish), cagar [colloquial] (Spanish), jiñar [vulgar] (Spanish), plantar un pino [colloquial] (Spanish), bajsa [colloquial] (Swedish), skita [vulgar] (Swedish), defekera (Swedish), tumae (Tagalog), dumumi (Tagalog), тычу (tıçu) (Tatar), อุจจาระ (ùt-jaa-rá) (Thai), อึ (ʉ̀) (Thai), ไปทุ่ง (Thai), dışkılamak (Turkish), 𐎃𐎗𐎀 (ḫrả) (Ugaritic), випоро́жнюватися (vyporóžnjuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ка́кати (kákaty) [childish, colloquial, imperfective] (Ukrainian), сра́ти (sráty) [imperfective, vulgar] (Ukrainian), cachu (Welsh), ysgarthu (english: medical) (Welsh)
Synonyms: defæcate, defaecate, cack, choke a darkie [offensive, rare, slang], crap [slang, vulgar], defecate [formal], do one's ease [obsolete, slang], ease oneself [euphemistic], do a number two [childish, euphemistic, usually], do one's easement [obsolete, slang], drite [dialectal, obsolete], drop a bomb [slang], drop a chalupa [rare, slang], drop a deuce [slang], drop anchor [rare, slang], drop the kids off at the pool [rare, slang], dung [of animals], exrementize [archaic], feceate, move one's bowels, pinch a loaf [slang], pinch one off [slang], poo [childish], pooh [childish], poop [childish], sharn, shart, shit [vulgar], shite [vulgar], stool, take a dump [slang], take a shit [vulgar], take a crap [slang, vulgar], take the Browns to the Super Bowl [US, rare, slang], uncoil [slang, uncommon], void one's bowels [formal] Hypernyms: answer the call of nature, do one's duty [dated], eliminate, excrete, go, go potty [childish], go to the bathroom, go to the restroom, go to the toilet, go to the washroom, make [colloquial, euphemistic], relieve oneself, see a man, see a man about a dog, see a man about a horse, see a man about the plumbing, unleash hell, use the bathroom, use the restroom, use the toilet, use the washroom

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      "word": "koti"
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      "word": "ulostaa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "koten"
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      "word": "székel"
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      "lang": "Ido",
      "word": "fekifar"
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      "word": "gû kirin"
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      "word": "berak"
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      "roman": "fajambi",
      "word": "ᡶᠠᠵᠠᠮᠪᡳ"
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      "lang": "Maori",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "tiko"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "roke"
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    {
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      "roman": "baax",
      "word": "баах"
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      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "word": "hunya"
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      "lang": "Occitan",
      "word": "defecar"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Occitan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cagar"
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      "roman": "sıçmak",
      "word": "صیچمق"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "wypróżniać się"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "zdefekować"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "word": "defecar"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "word": "akay"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "word": "ismay"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "word": "defeca"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "kákatʹ",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ка́кать"
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      "roman": "sratʹ",
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        "vulgar"
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      "roman": "hadati",
      "word": "हदति"
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      "word": "defecar"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "ciscarse"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cagar"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "jiñar"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "plantar un pino"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bajsa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "skita"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "word": "defekera"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "word": "tumae"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "note": "of birds",
      "roman": "crtel",
      "word": "ծրտել"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "hoga",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "হগা"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "paikhena kora",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "পাইখেনা কৰা"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "word": "qığlamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "sısıw",
      "word": "сысыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sparažnjácca",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "спаражня́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kákacʹ",
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "colloquial",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ка́каць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sracʹ",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "сраць"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "i:pa",
      "word": "အီးပါ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "dhatswa:",
      "word": "ဓာတ်သွား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kyangkri:cwan.",
      "word": "ကျင်ကြီးစွန့်"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ma.cangcwan.",
      "word": "မစင်စွန့်"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "wam:swa:",
      "word": "ဝမ်းသွား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.hkang:kri:swa:",
      "word": "အခင်းကြီးသွား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hkye:pa",
      "word": "ချေးပါ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "word": "hugaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "cic",
      "lang": "Chickasaw",
      "word": "aya"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "o¹ si²",
      "word": "屙屎"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "放屎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàbiàn",
      "word": "大便"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lāshǐ",
      "word": "拉屎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pái dàbiàn",
      "word": "排大便"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàjiě",
      "word": "大解"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "word": "vyprázdnit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "word": "kálet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "word": "vykálet se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "word": "defækere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "word": "poepen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "een bruine trui breien"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "fgn",
      "word": "f:g:n«A81»"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "feki"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "koti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "ulostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "word": "déféquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "word": "aller à la selle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "couler un bronze"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "word": "defäkieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "word": "koten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afodévo",
      "word": "αφοδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aphodeúō",
      "word": "ἀφοδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hagnā",
      "word": "हगना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "malatyāg karnā",
      "word": "मलत्याग करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "székel"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "word": "fekifar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "word": "agtae"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "word": "cac"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "word": "do chac a dhéanamh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "word": "defecare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "word": "liberarsi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいべんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haiben suru",
      "word": "排便する"
    },
    {
      "code": "jra",
      "lang": "Jarai",
      "word": "eh"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "ngising",
      "word": "ꦔꦶꦱꦶꦁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "bebanyu",
      "word": "ꦧꦼꦧꦚꦸ"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "wawratan",
      "word": "ꦮꦮꦿꦠꦤ꧀"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "bobotan",
      "word": "ꦧꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦠꦤ꧀"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "word": "takla"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tyşu",
      "word": "тышу"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑtcəəngthum",
      "word": "បត់ជើងធំ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bântoŭrbâng",
      "word": "បន្ទោរបង់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "baebyeonhada",
      "word": "배변하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daebyeoneul boda",
      "word": "대변을 보다"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "word": "rîtin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "word": "gû kirin"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "defaeco"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "word": "cuniō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "word": "berak"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "fajambi",
      "word": "ᡶᠠᠵᠠᠮᠪᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "whakatikotiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "tiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "roke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "baax",
      "word": "баах"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "word": "hunya"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "cagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sıçmak",
      "word": "صیچمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wypróżniać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wypróżnić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "defekować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdefekować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "word": "akay"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "word": "ismay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "word": "defeca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "căca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispražnjátʹsja",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "испражня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kákatʹ",
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "colloquial",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ка́кать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sratʹ",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "срать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "hadati",
      "word": "हदति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "defecar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "word": "ciscarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "cagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "jiñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "plantar un pino"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "bajsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "skita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "word": "defekera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "word": "tumae"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "word": "dumumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "tıçu",
      "word": "тычу"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ùt-jaa-rá",
      "word": "อุจจาระ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ʉ̀",
      "word": "อึ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "word": "ไปทุ่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "dışkılamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ḫrả",
      "word": "𐎃𐎗𐎀"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyporóžnjuvatysja",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "випоро́жнюватися"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kákaty",
      "tags": [
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        "colloquial",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ка́кати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sráty",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "сра́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "word": "cachu"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "english": "medical",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "word": "ysgarthu"
    }
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  "word": "defecate"
}

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    {
      "word": "defæcate"
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      "word": "defaecate"
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