Found 2 items, similar to take a leak.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: take a leak
take a leak
v : eliminate urine;
“Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug” [syn:
make,
urinate,
piddle,
puddle,
micturate,
piss,
pee,
pee-pee,
make water,
relieve oneself,
spend a penny,
wee,
wee-wee,
pass water]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: take a leak
Leak
\Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l["a]ck; cf.
AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf.
Leak, v.]
1. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or
other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a
leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
“One leak will sink
a ship.” --Bunyan.
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2. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack,
fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the
ship's pumps.
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3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase
take a leak, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
[PJC]
5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
criticized as illegal.
[PJC]
To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water;
to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
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