loo — ozdic

Collocations

8

1

(noun.)

ADJ

public | outside | gents', ladies', men's, women's

VERB + LOO

go to, use

After lunch, she went to the loo and was gone for ten minutes.

be desperate for, need

After the long car journey, the children desperately needed the loo.

flush, flush sth down

Sarah accidentally flushed her contact lens down the loo this morning.

LOO + NOUN

paper, roll

PREP

in the ~, on the ~

Definitions

noun

1

A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

I suppose it is unreal because we have been expecting it [sc. World War II] for so long now, and have known that it must be got over before we can go on with our lives. Like in the night when you want to go to the loo and it is miles away down a freezing cold passage and yet you know you have to go down that passage before you can be happy and sleep again.

Ensure that the tents are well-sited and clean, rubbish bins empty, and that the loos have toilet paper.

2

A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.

The lack of running water in rural areas often makes Western-style loos hygienic disasters. Suddenly the noncontact squat toilet doesn′t look like such a bad option any more (as long as you roll up your trouser legs).

Waterless urinals are a great way of keeping the guys out of the cubicle toilets, keeping the urine separated from the solid waste (when using composting loos) and reducing water consumption if you have flush loos.

intj

1

A cry to urge on hunting dogs.

Edg. Pilicock sate on pelicocks hill, a lo lo lo.

verb

1

To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.

And therefore next uncouple either Hound [sc. George Monck and Prince Rupert], And loo them at two Hares ere one be found.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a toilet in Britain

closet

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

I suppose it is unreal because we have been expecting it [sc. World War II] for so long now, and have known that it must be got over before we can go on with our lives. Like in the night when you want

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02

Ensure that the tents are well-sited and clean, rubbish bins empty, and that the loos have toilet paper.

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03

The lack of running water in rural areas often makes Western-style loos hygienic disasters. Suddenly the noncontact squat toilet doesn′t look like such a bad option any more (as long as you roll up yo

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04

Edg. Pilicock sate on pelicocks hill, a lo lo lo.

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05

And therefore next uncouple either Hound [sc. George Monck and Prince Rupert], And loo them at two Hares ere one be found.

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06

And my Intreagues ſo baſhfully diſown / That they may doubted be by few or none, / May kiſs the Cards at Picque, Hombre,—Lu, / And ſo be taught to kiſs the Lady too; [...]

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, loo is marked as figuratively, obsolete, slang, UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.