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straining the potatoes

straining the potatoes is the present participle and gerund of strain the potatoes.

Meaning of strain the potatoes

Verb

strain the potatoes (third-person singular simple present strains the potatoes, present participle straining the potatoes, simple past and past participle strained the potatoes)

  1. (Australia, slang) To urinate.
    • 'Beryl love,' he whispered, 'listen out for me while I go and strain the potatoes. I'll piss meself if I don't.'2006, Norman Allen, The Besting of Humphrey Mercer, page 142

Questions about straining the potatoes

What is straining the potatoes the present participle and gerund of?
Straining the potatoes is the present participle and gerund of strain the potatoes.

Words near straining the potatoes in the dictionary

  1. straining beams
  2. straining courtesy
  3. straining every nerve
  4. straining piece
  5. straining pieces
  6. straining the potatoes
  7. strainingly
  8. strainings
  9. strainless
  10. strainlessly
  11. strainlessness

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