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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wet /wɛt/USA pronunciation adj., wet•ter, wet•test, v., wet or wet•ted, wet•ting. adj. - moistened, covered, or soaked with liquid:Wipe this with a wet cloth.
- in a liquid state:wet paint.
- rainy or misty:a cold, wet day.
- allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages:a wet state.
v. - to (cause to) become wet or moistened: [~ + object]Wet the cloth with warm water.[no object]My jacket has wet through.
- to urinate on or in:[~ + object]The dog had wet the carpet.
Idioms- Idioms, Informal Terms all wet, completely mistaken.
- Idioms wet behind the ears, not mature;
inexperienced.
wet•ly, adv. wet•ness, n. [uncountable] wet•ter, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wet (wet),USA pronunciation adj., wet•ter, wet•test, n., v., wet or wet•ted, wet•ting. adj. - moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid:wet hands.
- in a liquid form or state:wet paint.
- characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
- moistened or dampened with rain;
rainy:Wet streets make driving hazardous. - allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages:a wet town.
- Meteorologycharacterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.:the wet season.
- laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor:There was a wet breeze from the west.
- Informal Terms
- intoxicated.
- marked by drinking:a wet night.
- using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
- Informal Terms all wet, completely mistaken;
in error:He insisted that our assumptions were all wet. - wet behind the ears, immature;
naive;
green:She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.
n. - something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid;
moisture:The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable. - damp weather;
rain:Stay out of the wet as much as possible. - a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Informal Terms(disparaging and offensive). a wetback.
v.t. - to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes fol. by through or down):Wet your hands before soaping them.
- to urinate on or in:The dog had wet the carpet.
v.i. - to become wet (sometimes fol. by through or down):Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
- (of animals and children) to urinate.
- wet out, to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.
- wet one's whistle. See whistle (def. 16).
- bef. 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dampened, drenched.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged misty, drizzling.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humid.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wetness, humidity, dampness, dankness.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drizzle.
- 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Wet, drench, saturate, soak imply moistening something. To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid:to wet or dampen a cloth.Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour:A heavy rain drenched the fields.Saturate implies wetting to the limit of absorption:to saturate a sponge.To soak is to keep in a liquid for a time:to soak beans before baking.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dry.
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