use the toilet verb2 •(euphemistic) To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.She'll be right back. She had to use the toilet. •(euphemistic) To urinate, defecate, or both in other places.We had to use the toilet in the woods when we went camping, so we carried bog rolls and small shovels everywhere we went. formsused the toilet · using the toilet · uses the toilet