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using the bathroom

using the bathroom is the present participle and gerund of use the bathroom.

Meaning of use the bathroom

Verb

use the bathroom (third-person singular simple present uses the bathroom, present participle using the bathroom, simple past and past participle used the bathroom)

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
    • We went camping and had to use the bathroom in the woods.
    Synonyms:
    use the toilet

Questions about using the bathroom

What is using the bathroom the present participle and gerund of?
Using the bathroom is the present participle and gerund of use the bathroom.

Words near using the bathroom in the dictionary

  1. using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
  2. using in anger
  3. using it
  4. using one's head
  5. using one's noggin
  6. using the bathroom
  7. using the master's tools to dismantle the master's house
  8. using the potty
  9. using the restroom
  10. using the toilet
  11. using the washroom

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