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taking a piss

taking a piss is the present participle and gerund of take a piss.

Meaning of take a piss

Verb

take a piss (third-person singular simple present takes a piss, present participle taking a piss, simple past took a piss, past participle taken a piss)

  1. (idiomatic, mildly, vulgar) To urinate, especially of a male person.

Questions about taking a piss

What is taking a piss the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a piss is the present participle and gerund of take a piss.

Words near taking a piss in the dictionary

  1. taking a page out of someone's book
  2. taking a page out of someone's playbook
  3. taking a pew
  4. taking a picture
  5. taking a pill
  6. taking a piss
  7. taking a pitch
  8. taking a powder
  9. taking a pull
  10. taking a rain check
  11. taking a raincheck

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