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Definition of Take a leak
1. Verb. Eliminate urine. "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Related verbs: Urinate, Ca-ca, Crap, Defecate, Make, Shit, Stool, Take A Crap, Take A Shit
Specialized synonyms: Wet, Stale
Generic synonyms: Egest, Eliminate, Excrete, Pass
Derivative terms: Micturition, Pee, Pee, Peeing, Piddle, Piss, Piss, Pisser, Pissing, Urination, Urinator, Urine
Definition of Take a leak
1. Verb. (informal idiomatic) To urinate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take A Leak
Literary usage of Take a leak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Gas Institute by American Gas Institute (1912)
"You take a leak one fortieth of a cubic foot per hour and you cannot smell it,
you cannot light it, it would be about a quarter as large as one of these No. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Determined by the High Court of Admiralty: And Upon Appeal by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, Great Britain High Court of Delegates (1885)
"Whereupon Prohibition was granted by the Court of Common Pleas ; who were of
opinion that if a ship bo at sea, and take a leak, or otherwise want victual or ..."
3. Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty by Gary MacDougal (2005)
"At another point Roger confided in me, "It's really hard to make him seem like
a regular guy—he's the kind who thinks it's not proper to take a leak in the ..."
4. Reports of Cases Determined by the High Court of Admiralty and Upon Appeal by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, William Burrell, Reginald Godfrey Marsden, Great Britain High Court of Delegates (1885)
"Whereupon Prohibition was granted by the Court of Common Pleas; who were of
opinion that if a ship be at sea, and take a leak, or otherwise want victual or ..."
5. The Stuttering Bard of York by R. Purdy (2006)
"Is a city simply a place where people gather to make stupid rules about where a
man can take a leak?" "No." Jess rubbed her mouth and Ben got the distinct ..."
6. Potluck: Stories That Taste Like Hawaii by Catherine Bridges Tarleton (2001)
"I've also read that in some species, the male does the actual egg sitting.
"Honey, it's halftime and I've got to take a leak. ..."
7. Stilt Man by Doug Flaherty (2006)
"Lately, I've been driving to Tillotson to take a leak. Sometimes I go over to
the Open Pantry in Windigo to do what I've been told the bears do in the woods ..."
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