Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. informal terms for urination
   • he took a pee
2. liquid excretory product
   • there was blood in his urine
   • the child had to make water

Verb

1. eliminate urine
   • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug