Phrase guide

take a leak

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To urinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take a piss, take a whiz, break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee, piddle, piss, slash, take a leak, tinkle, urinate, void, wee, wee wee, widdle, whiz

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

eliminate urine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass

Narrower terms: wet, stale

History

Etymology

From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hebrew: הִטִּיל מַיִם (hitíl máyim) — to urinate
  • Norwegian: slå lens — to urinate
  • Polish: odlać się — to urinate
  • Portuguese: tirar água do joelho — to urinate
  • Russian: отлить (otlít’) — to urinate
  • Russian: пойти по-маленькому (pojtí po-málen’komu) — to urinate
  • Scottish Gaelic: mùin — to urinate
  • Swedish: slå en drill — to urinate
  • Swedish: slå en sjua — to urinate