extract the urine: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  generalneutralliteral
  • To remove or obtain urine, for instance for medical testing or collection.

  Examples

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  • The nurse carefully extracted the urine sample from the patient for laboratory analysis.

    La enfermera extrajo cuidadosamente la muestra de orina del paciente para el análisis de laboratorio.

  • During the medical exam, they had to extract the urine to test for infections.

    Durante el examen médico, tuvieron que extraer la orina para analizar infecciones.

  • We will extract the urine from the container and send it to the clinic tomorrow morning.

    Extraeremos la orina del recipiente y la enviaremos a la clínica mañana por la mañana.

  • The technician extracted the urine sample, making sure to label it correctly before sending it off.

    El técnico extrajo la muestra de orina, asegurándose de etiquetarla correctamente antes de enviarla.

• 2.

  British EnglishUKidiomatichumorouseuphemisticinformal
  • To mock, ridicule, or make fun of someone or something (equivalent to 'take the piss').

  Examples

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  • Everyone knows Mike likes to extract the urine out of his teammates when they mess up, but it’s all in good fun.

    Todos saben que a Mike le gusta burlarse de sus compañeros cuando cometen errores, pero es todo en buena onda.

  • She was extracting the urine out of him about his embarrassing high school stories during the reunion.

    Ella se estaba burlando de él sobre sus historias embarazosas del instituto durante la reunión.

  • If you keep extracting the urine from her, she might stop coming to practice.

    Si sigues ridiculizándola, puede que deje de venir a las prácticas.