grow a tail
To defecate; to have a bowel movementTo defecate; to have a bowel movement.
» As the tadpole grows, its tail disappears and it sprouts legs.
Meaning
3 senses(euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar)To defecate; to have a bowel movement.
(euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar)To struggle to hold back an imminent bowel movement.
(endearing, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic, intransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar)To have a protuberance (a bump) be formed on the rear of one's bottomwear (viz. pants, underpants, diaper, etc.) after a particularly productive incident of solid fecal incontinence.
Examples
2 sentencesAs the tadpole grows, its tail disappears and it sprouts legs.
As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form.
ruПо мере роста головастика хвост исчезает и начинают формироваться лапы. — Hellerick
Origin
* All three meanings are related to defecation, in three different ways.* All three meanings are related to defecation, in three different ways.
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Forms
grows a tail, growing a tail, grew a tail, grown a tail| Base form | grow a tail · to grow a tail |
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| 3rd person singular | grows a tail |
| Present participle | growing a tail |
| Past simple | grew a tail |
| Past participle | grown a tail |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle