make water

Empty your bladder

Make water is a somewhat old-fashioned or formal expression meaning to urinate: The patient was unable to make water.

The phrase also has a nautical sense—a ship makes water when it takes on water through leaks in the hull: The vessel was making water faster than the pumps could handle.

euphemism

urinate

Expel bodily fluid

peeUrinate, informally
relieve oneselfExpel bodily waste
spend a pennyBritish toilet euphemism

answer nature's call · powder one's nose · discreet · polite · delicate · circumlocution · indirect · modesty · gentility · propriety

physiology

bladder

Organ holding urine

kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
urethraUrinary exit canal
urinaryRelating to urine

micturition · void · excrete · urination · diuretic · stream · flow · expel · output · hydration

Opposites

bodily fluid elimination type

make waterdefecate

Expel waste from bowels

pass stool · move one's bowels · sweat · perspire

hydration state/fluid retention

make waterhold one's water

Delay urination voluntarily

hold it · hydrate · rehydrate · drink · wait

fluid loss mechanisms

make watersweat

Moisture from skin pores

perspire · cry · salivate · bleed

Family

make, water, watery, watered, watering, underwater, saltwater, waters, freshwater

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG