| 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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