take a leak

take a leak

English

Etymology

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

Verb

take a leak (third-person singular simple present takes a leak, present participle taking a leak, simple past took a leak, past participle taken a leak)

1. (informal, euphemistic) To urinate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate

   • 1976, “The Piano Has Been Drinking”, performed by Tom Waits:

     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

Translations

to urinate — See also translations at urinate

Hebrew: הִטִּיל מַיִם‎ (he) (hitíl máyim) Norwegian: slå lens Polish: odlać się (pl) Portuguese: tirar água do joelho (pt) Russian: отлить (otlít’); пойти по-маленькому (pojtí po-málen’komu) Scottish Gaelic: mùin Swedish: slå en drill (sv)