take a leak

take a leak
    v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
         rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
         {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water},
         {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee},
         {wee-wee}, {pass water}]
    

Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
   Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;
   cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. {Leak}, v.]
   1. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or
      other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a
      leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe. "One leak will sink
      a ship." --Bunyan.
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   2. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack,
      fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the
      ship's pumps.
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   3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
      insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase

   {take a leak}, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
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   5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
      confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
      infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
      criticized as illegal.
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   {To spring a leak}, to open or crack so as to let in water;
      to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
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