English noun: laxation | |||
| 1. | laxation (process) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus | ||
| Synonyms | defecation, shitting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bm, bowel movement, dump, haematochezia, hematochezia, movement, shit, urochesia, urochezia | ||
| 2. | laxation (act) the act of making something less tight | ||
| Synonyms | loosening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjustment, alteration, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | undoing, unfastening, untying | ||
| Antonyms | tightening | ||