"use the bathroom" meaning in English

See use the bathroom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: uses the bathroom [present, singular, third-person], using the bathroom [participle, present], used the bathroom [participle, past], used the bathroom [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} use the bathroom (third-person singular simple present uses the bathroom, present participle using the bathroom, simple past and past participle used the bathroom)
  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions Synonyms: use the toilet [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: go to the washroom, go to the restroom, go to the toilet
    Sense id: en-use_the_bathroom-en-verb-0wBZ8VJU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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