move one's bowels
verb1
Euphemistic To excrete feces from one's bowels: to defecate.
- Too great emphasis on privacy in connection with the eliminative functions may, in some instances, result in a child's inability to urinate or move his bowels in an unfamiliar setting.1958, Marion E. Faegre et al., Child Care and Training, 8th ed., Minnesota Press Archival Editions, →ISBN, page 99:
- Three days before the fight he was eating fruit. . . . "Keeps my system regular," he said. ". . . Keeps you from getting old, moving your bowels regular."1980 October 5, Tony Kornheiser, “Ali Not Oblivious To the Obvious”, in Washington Post, retrieved 26 Jul 2015:
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- In the middle of the night the woman moved her bowels. The sharp stink of it pervaded the room.2013 November 27, Joyce Wadler, “Bad Thanksgiving”, in New York Times, retrieved 26 Jul 2015:
- Related terms
- bowel movement, feces