to drop a load
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
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- She excused herself to drop a load during the long road trip.
Examples
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I really need to drop a load!
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He dropped a load in the bathroom.
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After that spicy meal, I had to drop a load as soon as I got home.
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He said he needed to drop a load before the meeting started.
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When he felt the pressure in his stomach, he knew it was time to drop a load.
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After a long hike, she stepped into the woods to drop a load in private.
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The dog ran outside to drop a load in the backyard.
Synonyms
180
8.9
To pass solid waste from the body
68
3.4
To pass solid waste out of the body
40
9.0
To pass solid waste from your body
31
9.9
To go to the toilet to poo
26
9.9
To poop solid waste out of the body
19
7.0
To pass poo out of the body through the opening at the bottom
11
7.5
To pee or poo, usually in a toilet
9
9.9
To poop, said as a rude word
3
9.9
To go to the toilet to poop in informal speech
1
9.9
To pass solid waste from your body
1
9.9
To go to the toilet to poo
1
9.9
To go to the toilet to poop in a rude way
1
8.5
To pee or poop
How Vulgar
- Offensive
- Offensive
3
9.9
- Offensive
26
9.9
- Formal
19
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
drop + a + load
The meaning 'to defecate' cannot be reliably derived from 'drop' (to let fall/give birth) plus 'load' (a burden or cargo); a B1 learner would more likely interpret this as dropping or unloading an object. The phrase is slang and metaphorical with a bodily function sense that is idiomatic and not cross-linguistically obvious, so it is not predictable from its parts.
Etymology
The slang phrase drop a load may come from the image of drop (let go) and load (a heavy thing) leaving the body. That's why it means 'to defecate'.