using the toilet

Verb

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

1. (euphemistic) To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.
   • She'll be right back. She had to use the toilet.

   Synonyms:

   excrete, do one's duty, go potty, go to the bathroom, go to the toilet, go to the restroom, go to the washroom, inspect the plumbing, a man, a man about a dog

2. (euphemistic, uncommon) To urinate, defecate, or both in other places.
   • We had to use the toilet in the woods when we went camping, so we carried bog rolls and small shovels everywhere we went.