"have an accident" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has an accident [present, singular, third-person], having an accident [participle, present], had an accident [participle, past], had an accident [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> an accident}} have an accident (third-person singular simple present has an accident, present participle having an accident, simple past and past participle had an accident)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-have_an_accident-en-verb-UPk8U-DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, accident.
    Sense id: en-have_an_accident-en-verb-3GROD48u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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