take a leak
Visit the restroom
To take a leak is to urinate.
The expression is casual and mildly crude, more common among men: I need to take a leak before we get back on the road.
The origin of leak for urination is intuitive—liquid escaping from a container.
Urinate, informally
- pissVulgar word for urine
- whizInformal term for expert
- tinkleLight, clear ring
- drain the lizardSlang for urinating
go potty · number one · piddle · wee
Facility with toilets
- bathroomRoom for hygiene
- washroomRoom for personal hygiene
- powder roomSmall toilet-only bathroom
- looBritish slang for toilet
facilities · ladies' room · gentlemen's · privy · john · head · comfort station · water closet
Expel bodily fluid
urinary · incontinence · diuretic · enuresis · polyuria · frequency · urgency · retention
To let go
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- easeLack of strain
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- respiteShort pause from hardship
decompression · refreshment · lightening · alleviation · soothing · finally · desperately · urgently
pee
Urinate, informally
drain the lizard · go potty · number one · piddle · wee
restroom
Facility with toilets
- bathroomRoom for hygiene
- washroomRoom for personal hygiene
- powder roomSmall toilet-only bathroom
loo · facilities · ladies' room · gentlemen's · privy · john · head · comfort station · water closet · WC
urinate
Expel bodily fluid
urethra · urinary · incontinence · diuretic · enuresis · polyuria · frequency · urgency · retention · overactive bladder
release
To let go
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- easeLack of strain
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
respite · decompression · refreshment · lightening · alleviation · soothing · finally · desperately · urgently · holding it
take a leakurinate
Expel bodily fluid
micturate · relieve oneself · use the restroom · powder one's nose · answer the call of nature
take, leak, mistake, stream, taken, taking, mistaken, trickle, takes