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having an accident

having an accident is the present participle and gerund of have an accident.

Meaning of have an accident

Verb

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. (idiomatic, informal) To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.
    • Michael had an accident at the playground. I had to take him home and change his clothes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, accident.
    • Michael had an accident on the highway. His car was destroyed.

Questions about having an accident

What is having an accident the present participle and gerund of?
Having an accident is the present participle and gerund of have an accident.

Words near having an accident in the dictionary

  1. having a wild hair to
  2. having a word
  3. having a word in someone's ear
  4. having a word with oneself
  5. having against
  6. having an accident
  7. having an affair
  8. having an easy time of it
  9. having an eye for
  10. having an in
  11. having another thing coming

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