have an accident

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have an accident (third-person singular simple present has an accident, present participle having an accident, simple past and past participle had an accident)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.
    Michael had an accident at the playground. I had to take him home and change his clothes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have,‎ accident.
    Michael had an accident on the highway. His car was destroyed.