use the toilet

Verb

Meaning

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

(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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

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

Examples

Well, I don't use the toilet much to pee in. I almost always pee in the yard or the garden, because I like to pee on my estate. Iggy Pop

Is there some kind of rule for when Sam should be a boy and when he's a Wolf?" "A Wolf lifts his leg and yellows up the snow. A boy has to use the toilet." "And that will work?" "Only if he needs to pee. Anne Bishop

I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger. Jonny Wilkinson

Close letter words and terms

use the most effective strategy use the opportunity use the restroom use the user use the washroom use their own language