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to stool

1 9.1
To pass waste from the bowels
  • verb
  • /stuːl/
  • NSFW
: defecar
  • Once a day, my cat usually stools in the litter box.

Examples

  • Why you sneaking, stooling...

  • After lunch, I need to go outside to stool my dog.

  • The vet advised me to let the puppy stool on the grass for fresh air.

Synonyms

to shit
vsto stool
  • Offensive
155 8.9

To pass solid waste from the body

is the neutral term and avoids harsh vulgarity
to poop
vsto stool
  • NSFW
88 3.4

To pass solid waste out of the body

is the neutral adult term rather than childish phrasing
to take a shit
vsto stool
  • Offensive
55 9.9

To go to the toilet to poo

is the neutral term and avoids vulgar idiomatic phrasing
to take a dump
vsto stool
  • Offensive
35 9.9

To poop solid waste out of the body

is the neutral term rather than crude slang phrasing
to crap
vsto stool
  • Offensive
32 9.0

To pass solid waste from your body

is the neutral term without vulgar coarse tone
to defecate
vsto stool
  • Formal
16 7.0

To pass poo out of the body through the opening at the bottom

is the neutral everyday term rather than formal medical wording
to take a crap
vsto stool
  • Offensive
11 9.9

To poop, said as a rude word

is the neutral single word term rather than an informal phrase
to ca-ca
vsto stool
  • Baby Talk
9.9

To pass poo from your body

is the neutral adult term rather than childish speech

Antonyms

18 3.4

Difficulty passing hard or infrequent stools that may be painful

Compounds

stool pigeon
  • Offensive
6 8.9

A person who secretly gives information to the police

2 2.0

A small stool with one or two steps used to reach high places

1 3.5

A tall seat without a back used at a bar or kitchen counter

1 2.8

A small seat for someone who plays the piano that can be raised or lowered

stool test
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A medical test that checks a small sample of poo for blood or infection

A low three-legged stool for sitting while you milk a cow by hand

stool pigeon
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A fake bird used to attract or trap other birds

ducking stool
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A chair on a lever used to dunk people in water as public punishment in the past

cutty stool
  • Archaic
9.9

A low wooden stool in old Scottish churches where someone sat to be shamed

cucking stool
  • Archaic
9.9

A chair that ties a person and dips them in water as a public punishment

A seat without a back that piano players sit on

A low seat that is comfortable and easy to move

Surface Forms

stool infinitive
stooled past
stooled past participle
stooling present participle
stools third person singular

Etymology

The verb stool meaning 'to have a bowel movement' comes from the noun stool for faeces, so to stool is to pass 'stool'.