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passes water

passes water is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass water.

Meaning of pass water

Verb

pass water (third-person singular simple present passes water, present participle passing water, simple past and past participle passed water)

  1. (euphemistic) To urinate.
    • My bladder has also been affected by nerve damage: sometimes I cannot pass water, sometimes I have to have a catheter.1996 July 16, Daine Mahood, “Caught in a web of spinal pain”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 27 Jul 2015
    Synonyms:
    make water

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What is passes water the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes water is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass water.

Words near passes water in the dictionary

  1. passes under the yoke
  2. passes unnoticed
  3. passes up
  4. passes up like a white chip
  5. passes urine
  6. passes water
  7. passes wind
  8. passest
  9. passeth
  10. passewa
  11. Passey

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