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evacuate
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evacuate someone (from something) (to something)
to remove someone from something or some place to another thing or place, as in an emergency. They had to evacuate everyone from the subway station to a nearby building. The rescuers evacuated the people from the flames.

evacuate one's bowels

Euph. to defecate. After taking a jog around the block, Jill felt the need to evacuate her bowels. I am afraid my little boy is sick. He has not evacuated his bowels for several days.
See also: bowel


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Byline: The Register-Guard Bomb threat evacuates Creswell High School CRESWELL - Students at Creswell High School spent Friday afternoon at the Creslane Elementary School gymnasium after yet another bomb threat prompted officials to evacuate the school.
 
 
 
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