Definition of "take a shit" in English

Verb

1. To defecate.

   • Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.

2. To fail or malfunction.

   • I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take,‎ a,‎ shit.

   • Take a shit and a pair of tweezers from the front desk and sit back down at your dissection microscopes.