make water

make water
1.
Urinate, void urine.
2.
(Naut.) Leak.

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  • make water — make water, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To leak. [1913 Webster] 2. To urinate; a euphemism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make water —    to urinate    Discharge would be more accurate. Standard English:     Heave up my leg, and make water against a lady s farthingale? (Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona)    See also water …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • make water — verb To urinate. I need to go make water. Hoke Colburn, Driving Miss Daisy …   Wiktionary

  • make water — 1》 urinate. 2》 (of a ship or boat) take in water through a leak. → water …   English new terms dictionary

  • To make water — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make water — phrasal 1. of a boat leak 2. urinate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Water supply — is the process of self provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users. Irrigation is covered separately. Global access to waterIn 2004 about 3.5 billion people worldwide (54% of the global population) had …   Wikipedia

  • Water export — Water exports involve exporting freshwater from one country to another. Large increases in human population and economic growth throughout the world during the twentieth century placed a huge stress on the world’s freshwater resources. Combined… …   Wikipedia

  • Water conflict — Water war redirects here. For the type of mock combat, see Water fight. Water conflict is a term describing a conflict between countries, states, or groups over an access to water resources.[1][2][3] The United Nations recognizes that water… …   Wikipedia

  • Water — Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and perhaps …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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