Word
pee
US/ˈpi/
UK/pˈiː/
Definitions
01to urinate
v. to pass liquid waste from your body.
v. to discharge urine from the body. Intransitive, though occasionally used reflexively in the idiom 'to pee oneself'.
“The puppy was so excited to see us that he peed on the floor.”
“The toddler finally learned to signal when he needed to pee, marking a significant milestone in his potty training.”
Informal
02urine
n. the yellow liquid waste that comes out of your body.
n. urine; the liquid waste product excreted by the kidneys.
“The doctor asked for a sample of my pee to check for an infection.”
“The presence of certain proteins in the patient's pee indicated a potential issue with kidney function that required further investigation.”
Informal
03British money
n. a way to say 'pence' or 'pennies' when talking about British money.
n. an abbreviation for pence, the plural of penny in the United Kingdom.
“The bus fare has gone up by fifty pee since last year.”
“He found himself a few pee short of the total, so he had to put the chocolate bar back on the shelf.”
British English · Informal
05part of an anchor
n. the pointed end of an anchor's arm.
n. the bill or peak of an anchor; the pointed extremity of the palm.
“The sailor checked that the pee of the anchor was firmly set in the sand.”
“The heavy anchor was designed so that the pee would bite deeply into the seabed, securing the vessel against the rising tide.”
Technical
Usage
Used primarily in nautical contexts.
Etymology
The initial letter of piss. Compare eff.
Spelling of the abbreviation p of pence.
See peak.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idioms
pee in one's pants — To laugh uncontrollably.
pee in someone's cornflakes — Alternative form of piss in someone's cornflakes.
pee on someone's cornflakes — Alternative form of piss in someone's cornflakes.
pee one's pants — To wet oneself; to urinate in one's clothes while wearing them.
peed off — Annoyed, irritated, angry.
take the pee — To mock; to make fun of.
white pee — Semen.
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