pee
/pi:/
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Definition
Noun:
- Urine: The liquid waste product excreted by the kidneys and stored in the bladder before being passed from the body.
- The act of urinating: An informal term for the act of passing urine.
Verb:
- To urinate: To pass urine from the body. This is an informal, everyday term.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Urine):
- The doctor asked for a sample of his pee.
- There was a strange color to the baby's pee.
- Noun (The act):
- I really need to take a pee.
- He went behind the tree for a quick pee.
- Verb:
- The puppy peed on the new carpet.
- Excuse me, I have to pee.
Advanced Usage
- "To go for a pee": To go somewhere in order to urinate.
- I'll be right back; I'm just going for a pee.
- "To have a pee": To urinate.
- The child said he needed to have a pee.
Variants and Related Words
- Pee-pee (n, v): A childish or euphemistic term for urine or the act of urinating.
- The little boy said, "I need to make pee-pee."
- Pee as an initialism: In formal contexts, P.E.E. can stand for "Point, Evidence, Explanation," a paragraph structure method.
Synonyms
- Urinate (v): The standard, neutral term for passing urine.
- Piss (v, n): A vulgar slang term with the same meaning.
- Take a leak (v, phr): An informal phrasal verb meaning to urinate.
- Make water (v, phr): A dated or formal euphemism.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- Pee oneself: To urinate involuntarily, usually from laughter, fear, or lack of control.
- The joke was so funny I almost peed myself.
Notes on Register
- Register: is informal but not vulgar. It is commonly used in everyday spoken English among friends and family. It is more polite than but less formal than . It is often used with or by children.
Noun
- informal terms for urination
- he took a pee
- liquid excretory product
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
Verb
- eliminate urine
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug