make water

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.

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

  • make water — 1. Urinate, void urine. 2. (Naut.) Leak …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • make water — idi to urinate …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

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