pass water

pass water

euphemism To urinate. It's a fairly common malady for men to start having trouble passing water when they reach a certain age.
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pass water

urinate. dated euphemistic
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pass ˈwater

(formal) pass urine (= waste liquid) out of your body; urinate
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See also:
  • make water
  • pay the water bill
  • body of water
  • between wind and water
  • float through
  • float through (something)
  • in smooth water
  • in smooth water(s)
  • ripple through
  • ripple through (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Toilet hygiene is important - particularly in women with a short urethra (the tract through which you pass water).
"If you pass water containing dissolved copper over iron or steel," he says, "you're going to accelerate markedly the rust corrosion process."
Any older than that and you're probably more concerned about the frequency with which you pass water than a football.
"But we couldn't pass water on Saturday, even the QPR staff couldn't believe what they were watching!
"We couldn't even pass water, we didn't clear our lines properly and our defence in the first 20 minutes was a shambles.
Paphos Municipality came under increasing pressure from the government and other cities to pass water rationing onto consumers, something the Mayor didnCOt want to do.
Symptoms range from tiredness to increased thirst and an increased need to pass water.
The Horden unit would see a pump pass water through a "red lagoon", where iron would settle, and on to a large series of reed beds.
With phrases such as 'Please pass water into this container' and 'Sorry, this might hurt', the aim is to let doctors and nurses talk with patients until an interpreter can be brought in.
Castle BromwichA IF you had a 'small bladder' you would need to pass water more frequently but this would not explain why you lose control.
Symptoms of prostate enlargement include having to rush to the toilet to pass water, passing water more often and a weak stream.
We're the ones who, on a first trip to France, are reluctant to pass water having travelled across the water because the public conveniences are just a little too public and not convenient.
Symptoms: 6 Burning or stinging when you pass water. You want to go all the time but when you do, not much comes out and it looks darker and smells stronger than usual.