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take a dump

take a dump verb: to defecate.

Verb

take a dump (third-person singular simple present takes a dump, present participle taking a dump, simple past took a dump, past participle taken a dump)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) To defecate.
    • Samantha took a dump this morning when she woke up.

take a dump meaning in Bengali and Persian

take a dump in Bengali

মলত্যাগ করা

take a dump in Persian

defecate
دستشویی رفتن, قضای حاجت کردن, به توالت رفتن, ریدن, مدفوع کردن

Synonyms of take a dump

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Forms of take a dump

third-person singular presenttakes a dump
present participletaking a dump
pasttook a dump
past participletaken a dump

Origin of take a dump

From slang use of dump in reference to an act of defecation.

Questions about take a dump

What does take a dump mean?
Take a dump means to defecate.
What is take a dump in Bengali?
Take a dump in Bengali is মলত্যাগ করা. See Take a dump meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is take a dump?
Take a dump is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a dump?
The past tense of take a dump is took a dump.

Words near take a dump in the dictionary

  1. take a dim view of
  2. take a dip
  3. take a dirt nap
  4. take a dive
  5. take a dookie
  6. take a dump
  7. take a fall
  8. take a fall out of
  9. take a fancy to
  10. take a five
  11. take a flier

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