stool

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /stuːl/

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Noun

Singular stool

Plural stools

A stool (1) with three legs

1. (countable) A stool is a seat for one person that does not have a back or an armrest.

   The three men sat on the stools smoking cigarettes.

2. (countable & uncountable); (medicine) A stool is a piece of feces.

   Stool samples revealed that the animals had eaten an abnormal amount of plastic.

3. (countable) A stool is a plant that has been cut to its base to let it grow again.

Related words

• footstool

Verb

Plain form stool

Third-person singular stools

Past tense stooled

Past participle stooled

Present participle stooling

1. (medicine) If a person or thing stools, it releases feces.
   • Synonyms: defecate, poo, poop and shit

   It is common for babies to stool frequently during feeding.

2. If a plant stools, it releases shoots from its roots.
3. If a plant is stooled, it is cut down to its base to let it grow again.