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BM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A euphemism for defecation
Example:
he had a bowel movement
Synonyms:
bm; bowel movement; movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("bm" is a kind of...):
defecation; laxation; shitting (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)
Domain usage:
euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Synonyms:
BM; dejection; faecal matter; faeces; fecal matter; feces; ordure; stool
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("BM" is a kind of...):
body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "BM"):
dog do; dog shit; dog turd; doggy do (fecal droppings from a dog)
crap; dirt; poop; shit; shite; turd (obscene terms for feces)
droppings; dung; muck (fecal matter of animals)
meconium (thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child)
melaena; melena (abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding))
