1. The elimination of faecal waste through the anus
   "Regular shitting is important for maintaining digestive health";
   - defecation, laxation, defaecation [Brit, rare]

1. Expel faeces from the body
   "The dog had shit in the flower beds"; "He excused himself to take a shit";
   - stool [archaic], defecate, ca-ca [N. Amer, informal], make [informal], defaecate [Brit, rare], poop [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Inform on someone to authorities or others in power
   - denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat [informal], grass, shop [informal], snitch [informal], stag, squeak [informal]

Derived forms: shittings

Type of: egest, eliminate, elimination, evacuation, excrete, excretion, inform, pass, voiding

Encyclopedia: Shitting