Intransitive uses: (a) of a plant, to send out shoots; (b) to defecate.
Definitionen
To send out new shoots from the base, as certain plants do; to tiller. After fertilization, the wheat began to stool rapidly.
To defecate; to pass feces. The patient has not stooled since yesterday.
(slang) To act as an informer or decoy for the police; to betray by giving information. He was feared in the neighborhood because everyone thought he might stool for the cops.
Synonyme
produce shoots
send up shoots
inform on
give away
grass (on)
tattle (on)
squeal (on)
rat (on)
snitch (on)
void (bowels)
pass stool
evacuate (bowels)
Attributive noun use, e.g., “stool sample”, treated as adjective.
Definitionen
Relating to or intended for feces. The laboratory requires a stool sample for the test.
Designed for, intended for, or relating to a seat or piece of furniture that is a stool. The bar has a special stool height counter for casual dining.