take a leak en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination.
Meanings
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(euphemistic, informal) To urinate.
The piano has been drinking / My neck tie is asleep / And the combo went back to New York / The jukebox has to take a leak
1976, “The Piano Has Been Drinking”, performed by Tom Waits:They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak.
1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes a leak | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took a leak | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a leak | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking a leak | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
wee · pass water · take a whiz · piss · take a piss · whiz · widdle · wee wee · slash · urinate · hit the head · take a whiz · tinkle · micturate · pee · void · take a leak · piddle · take a piss · break the seal
Translations (9)
ru отлить (to urinate) · no slå lens (to urinate) · sv slå en drill (to urinate) · pl odlać się (to urinate) · gd mùin (to urinate) · pt tirar água do joelho (to urinate) · sv slå en sjua (to urinate) · ru пойти по-маленькому (to urinate) · he הִטִּיל מַיִם (to urinate)