do one's ease
do one's ease verb: to ease one's bowels; to defecate.
Verb
do one's ease (third-person singular simple present does one's ease, present participle doing one's ease, simple past did one's ease, past participle done one's ease)
- To ease one's bowels; to defecate.
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- Synonyms:
- do one's duty, do one's easement
Synonyms of do one's ease
Forms of do one's ease
| third-person singular present | does one's ease |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing one's ease |
| past | did one's ease |
| past participle | done one's ease |
Origin of do one's ease
A clipped form of do one's easement, a former euphemism for easing one's bowels.
Words formed from do one's ease
Questions about do one's ease
- What does do one's ease mean?
- Do one's ease means to ease one's bowels; to defecate.
- What part of speech is do one's ease?
- Do one's ease is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do one's ease?
- The past tense of do one's ease is did one's ease.
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