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taking a crap

taking a crap is the present participle and gerund of take a crap.

Meaning of take a crap

Verb

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

  1. (slang, vulgar) To defecate.

Questions about taking a crap

What is taking a crap the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a crap is the present participle and gerund of take a crap.

Words near taking a crap in the dictionary

  1. taking a bullet
  2. taking a chair
  3. taking a chance
  4. taking a cotton to
  5. taking a crack at
  6. taking a crap
  7. taking a decision
  8. taking a deep breath
  9. taking a dim view of
  10. taking a dip
  11. taking a dive

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