take a shit

Verb

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

1. (colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To defecate.
   • Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.

   Synonyms:

   take a dump, boo-boo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease, ease oneself, do a number two, do one's easement

2. (UK, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To fail or malfunction.
   • I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.
   • But shortly after economy took a shit the construction company he worked for went out of business.2013, William Panzarella, Julie-Ann's Journey

   Synonyms:

   crap out