"break the seal" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-break the seal.ogg [Australia] Forms: breaks the seal [present, singular, third-person], breaking the seal [participle, present], broke the seal [past], broken the seal [participle, past]
Etymology: From a supposed increased need to urinate after the first urination following ingestion of alcohol. Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> the seal}} break the seal (third-person singular simple present breaks the seal, present participle breaking the seal, simple past broke the seal, past participle broken the seal)
  1. (idiomatic) To urinate, particularly for the first time after drinking alcohol. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Bodily functions, Drinking Synonyms: urinate

Inflected forms

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