NOUN | process | laxation, defecation, shitting | the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
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act | laxation, loosening | the act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight |
Meaning | The elimination of fecal waste through the anus. | |
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Synonyms | defecation, shitting | |
Narrower | bowel movement, movement, bm | A euphemism for defecation |
hematochezia, haematochezia | passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) | |
shit, dump | A coarse term for defecation | |
urochesia, urochezia | passage of urine from the anus | |
Broader | elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding | The bodily process of discharging waste matter |
Spanish | defecación, deposición, deyección | |
Catalan | defecació, dejecció, deposició |
Meaning | The act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight. | |
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Synonym | loosening | |
Narrower | untying, undoing, unfastening | loosening the ties that fasten something |
Broader | alteration, modification, adjustment | The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
Opposite | tightening | The act of making something tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
Spanish | aflojamiento, destensión, relajación | |
Catalan | distensió, relaxació, relaxament |
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