take a shit

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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. (idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) To defecate.

   Synonyms: take a dump; see also Thesaurus:defecate

   Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.

2. (idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, UK) To fail or malfunction.

   Synonym: crap out

   I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.

   • 2013, William Panzarella, Julie-Ann's Journey:

     But shortly after economy took a shit the construction company he worked for went out of business.

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