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drop a load

drop a load verb: to defecate.

Verb

drop a load (third-person singular simple present drops a load, present participle dropping a load, simple past and past participle dropped a load)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) To defecate.
    • Jay would drop the car into low, stomp the gas, turn off the key, wait a few second, turn it back, and then we would watch the victim drop a load in his pants out of pure fright.2004, Ricci Martin, That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin, page 70

Forms of drop a load

third-person singular presentdrops a load
present participledropping a load
past participledropped a load
pastdropped a load

Questions about drop a load

What does drop a load mean?
Drop a load means to defecate.
What part of speech is drop a load?
Drop a load is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop a load?
The past tense of drop a load is dropped a load.

Words near drop a load in the dictionary

  1. drop a clanger
  2. drop a deuce
  3. drop a dime
  4. drop a dime on someone
  5. drop a hint
  6. drop a load
  7. drop a log
  8. drop a nickel
  9. drop acid
  10. drop acid, not bombs
  11. drop anchor

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