urinating
Releasing liquid waste
Urinating is the act of expelling urine from the body.
The word is neutral and clinical, appropriate for medical contexts or when a plain term is needed: The patient reported pain while urinating.
Casual speech prefers pee or piss; formal writing often uses void or micturate.
Waste disposal fixture
- restroomFacility with toilets
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- washroomRoom for personal hygiene
- looBritish slang for toilet
latrine · commode · stall · WC · water closet · public toilet · men's room · ladies' room
Urinate, informally
leak · number one · go potty · take a leak · spend a penny · relieve oneself · answer nature's call · hit the head
Organ holding urine
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- micturitionMedical term for peeing
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
nephrons · filtration · stream · flow · sphincter · pelvic floor · urgency · frequency
Cleaning palms with soap
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- flushSame suit, five cards
bidet · toilet paper · tissue · sink · faucet · drying · disinfectant · antibacterial
Pressing need for action
- releaseTo let go
- holding itMaintaining physical possession
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
rushing · close call · long drive · can't wait · crossed legs
toilet
Waste disposal fixture
loo · latrine · commode · stall · WC · water closet · public toilet · men's room · ladies' room · powder room
pee
Urinate, informally
whizz · leak · number one · go potty · take a leak · spend a penny · relieve oneself · answer nature's call · hit the head · see a man about a horse
bladder
Organ holding urine
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- micturitionMedical term for peeing
kidneys · nephrons · filtration · stream · flow · sphincter · pelvic floor · urgency · frequency · incontinence
handwashing
Cleaning palms with soap
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
flush · bidet · toilet paper · tissue · sink · faucet · drying · disinfectant · antibacterial · seatcover
urgency
Pressing need for action
- releaseTo let go
- holding itMaintaining physical possession
- desperateDriven by urgent need
bursting · rushing · close call · long drive · can't wait · crossed legs
- bathroom tripsbathroom break, restroom break, potty break, using the bathroom, peeing
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- restroomtoilet, sink, stall, flush, toilet paper
- transit violationsfare evasion, turnstile jumping, ticket fraud, false alarm
- public urinationVoiding bladder in view
- urinating in publicVoiding outside lawfully designated areas
- painful urinationDiscomfort while voiding bladder
- frequent urinationAbnormally often voiding