making water
- noun
- /ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈwɔːtər/
- Archaic
:
hacer agua
- During the hike, she mentioned she needed to find a spot for making water.
Examples
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The elderly gentleman politely said he would step outside for a moment to take care of some making water.
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When you make water, make water.
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He excused himself to the restroom to do a little making water before the meeting.
Synonyms
371
2.6
To let out the body's yellow liquid
81
8.4
An informal rude word for the act of passing urine
69
3.3
To pass urine
52
9.9
To pee in a rude way
42
8.1
An informal word for peeing
41
9.3
To pee or pass urine from your body
13
3.9
Passing urine from the body
5
7.9
A polite word for peeing often used for children
2
8.1
To pass urine from the body, often said to children
1
9.1
To pass urine from the body
1
4.6
To let urine leave your body
1
9.9
A childish word children use for pee
To let out urine from the body
To let urine come out of your body
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is an old-fashioned euphemism where 'water' metaphorically stands for urine and 'make' means to produce or pass; the link is culturally specific and metaphorical rather than a straightforward compositional meaning. A B1 learner who only knows the literal senses of 'make' and 'water' would not reliably infer 'to urinate' without prior exposure or contextual clues, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Making water comes from a polite, old way to say someone was making water, as if the body was producing liquid. People used this quiet image instead of naming the act, so today the phrase means 'to urinate'.