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wet  (wt)

adj. wet·ter, wet·test

1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water.

2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.

3. Stored or preserved in liquid.

4. Used or prepared with water or other liquids.

5.

a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.

b. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.

6. Informal Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.

7. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.

n.

1. Something that wets; moisture.

2. Rainy or snowy weather: go out into the wet.

3. Informal One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

v. wet or wet·ted, wet·ting, wets

v.tr.

1. To make wet; dampen: wet a sponge.

2. To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.

v.intr.

1. To become wet.

2. To urinate.

Idioms:

all wet Slang

Entirely mistaken.

wet behind the ears

Inexperienced; green.

wet (one's) whistle Informal

To take a drink.

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[Middle English, from Old English wt; see wed-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: wet, damp, moist, dank, humid
These adjectives mean covered with or saturated with liquid. Wet describes not only what is covered or soaked (a wet sponge) but also what is not yet dry (wet paint). Damp and moist both mean slightly wet, but damp often implies an unpleasant clamminess: a cold, damp cellar; a moist breeze.
Dank emphasizes disagreeable, often unhealthful wetness: a dank cave.
Humid refers to an unpleasantly high degree of moisture in the atmosphere: hot, humid weather.

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wet

Adjective

[wetter, wettest]

1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid

2. not yet dry or solid: wet paint

3. rainy: the weather was cold and wet

4. Brit & NZ informal feeble or foolish

5. wet behind the ears Informal immature or inexperienced

Noun

1. rainy weather

2. Brit informal a feeble or foolish person

3. Brit informal a Conservative politician who supports moderate policies

Verb

[wetting, wet] or wetted

1. to make wet: wet the brush before applying the paint

2. to urinate in (one's clothes or bed)

3. wet oneself to urinate in one's clothes [Old English wǣt]

wetly adv
wetness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wet - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" moisture wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
Verb	1.	wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bedew - cover with drops of dew or as with dew souse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" moisten, dampen, wash - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water" dowse, douse - wet thoroughly dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
	2.	wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Adj.	1.	wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	wet - containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
	3.	wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
	4.	wet - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" lactating dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow"
	5.	wet - consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen" alcoholic - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"
	6.	wet - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, crocked, fuddled, pissed, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

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wet

adjective 1. damp, soaked, soaking, dripping, saturated, moist, drenched, watery, soggy, sodden, waterlogged, moistened, dank, sopping, aqueous, wringing wet << OPPOSITE dry

adjective 2. rainy, damp, drizzly, showery, raining, pouring, drizzling, misty, teeming, humid, dank, clammy << OPPOSITE sunny

adjective 3. (Informal) feeble, soft, weak, silly, foolish, ineffectual, weedy (informal) spineless, effete, boneless, timorous, namby-pamby, irresolute, wussy (slang) nerdy or nurdy (slang)

verb 4. moisten, spray, damp, dampen, water, dip, splash, soak, steep, sprinkle, saturate, drench, douse, irrigate, humidify, fertigate Austral. << OPPOSITE dry

noun 5. rain, rains, damp, drizzle, wet weather, rainy season, rainy weather, damp weather << OPPOSITE fine weather

noun 6. moisture, water, liquid, damp, humidity, condensation, dampness, wetness, clamminess << OPPOSITE dryness

Translations

wet [wɛt] adj (= damp) → húmedo (= wet through); mojado (= rainy); lluvioso

vt to wet one's pants or o.s. → mearse;

to get wet → mojarse;

"wet paint" → "recién pintado"

wet [wɛt] adj → mouillé(e) (= damp); humide (= soaked) (also: wet through) → trempé(e) (= rainy); pluvieux/euse

vt to wet one's pants or o.s. → mouiller sa culotte, faire pipi dans sa culotte;

to get wet → se mouiller;

"wet paint" → "attention peinture fraîche"

wet [wɛt] adj → nass

n (Brit) (Pol) → Gemäßigte(r) f(m), Waschlappen m (pej);

to get wet → nass werden;

"wet paint" → "frisch gestrichen";

to be a wet blanket (fig) (pej) [person] → ein(e) Spielverderber(in) m(f) sein;

to wet one's pants/o.s. → sich dat in die Hosen machen

wet [wɛt] adj → umido/a, bagnato/a (= soaked); fradicio/a (= rainy); piovoso/a

vt to wet one's pants or o.s. → farsi la pipì addosso;

to get wet → bagnarsi;

"wet paint" → "vernice fresca"

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wet

adj wet [wet]

1 containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road. nat رَطْب мокър mokrý våd naß υγρός, βρεγμένος mojado märg خيس märkä mouillé רָטוּב गीला mokar nedves basah blautur bagnato 濡れた 젖은, 축축한 šlapias slapjš; mitrs basah, berair nat våt, fuktig mokry molhado umed мокрый mokrý, vlhký moker vlažan våt, blöt เปียก; ชุ่มไปด้วยน้ำ ıslak, yaş, nemli 濕的 мокрий, вологий بھیگا ہوا ướt 湿的

2 rainy a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday. nat ماطِر дъждовен deštivý fugtigt vejr regnerisch βροχερός lluvioso vihmane باراني sateinen pluvieux גָשוּם बरसाती kišan, vlažan esős berhujan votviðrasamur piovoso 雨降りの 비오는 lietingas lietains hujan regenachtig regnfull deszczowy chuvoso ploios дождливый daždivý deževen vlažno våt, regnig เปียก; แฉะ yağmurlu, yağışlı 多雨的 дощовитий, дощовий بارش کا có mưa 多雨的

v – present tense ˈwetting : past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted –

to make wet She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed. natmaak يُرَطِّب намокрям namočit, pomočit (se) gøre våd naßmachen βρέχω mojarse märjaks tegema خيس كردن kastella mouiller לְהַרטִיב गीला करना navlažiti, smočiti be-, megnedvesít, bevizez; bepisil membasahi bleyta bagnare 濡らす ...을 적시다, ...에 오줌을 싸다 sudrëkinti, suðlapinti []slapināt membasahkan nat maken, plassen in gjøre våt, fukte, væte, tisse på seg zmoczyć molhar(-se) a uda мочить namočiť, premočiť; pomočiť (sa) zmočiti, pomočiti (se) upiškiti se väta, blöta, kissa ทำให้เปียก ıslatmak, nemlendirmek 把...弄濕 мочити; змочувати, зволожувати گیلا کرنا bị ướt 把...弄湿

n

1 moisture a patch of wet. nattigheid بَلَل течност vlhkost fugtighed die Flüssigkeit υγρασία humedad niiskus رطوبت kosteikko humidité רְטִיבוּת तर vlaga nedvesség air raki umido 湿気 습기, 수분 drėgmė mitrums; slapjums kelembapan nattigheid væte, fuktighet wilgoć humidade umidi­tate влага vlhkosť vlaga vlaga väta, fukt ความชื้น nem, rutubet 濕氣 вологість, вогкість نمی hơi ẩm 湿气

2 rain Don't go out in the wet. reën مَطَر дъжд déšť regn die Nässe βροχή lluvia vihm, sadu باران sadesää pluie גֶשֶם बारिश kiša eső hujan rigning pioggia 雨 비 lietus lietus hari hujan regen regn(vær) deszcz chuva ploaie дождливая погода dážď, daždivé počasie dež kiša regn, väta สภาพที่มีฝนตก yağmur 雨天 дощова погода بارش mưa 雨天

n ˈwetness

nattigheid رُطوبَه мокрота vlhkost fugtighed die Nässe υγρασία humedad märgus نمناكي märkyys humidité רְטִיבוּת नमी vlaga nedvesség keadaan basah bleyta umidità 湿気 젖음, 축축함 drėgmė mitrums; slapjums kebasahan nattigheid væte, fuktighet wilgotność humidade umiditate влажность vlhkosť mokrota vlažnost väta ความเปียกชื้น ıslaklık, nemlilik, yaşlık 濕 вогкість گیلا پن tình trạng ẩm ướt 湿

wet blanket

a depressing companion. nat kombers رَفيق مُثير للكآبَه депресиращ спътник mrzout lyseslukker fader Kerl ξενέρωτος, καταθλιπτικός aguafiestas tujurikkuja آيه ياس ilonpilaaja rabat-joie מְקַלקֵל אֶת הַשִמחָה उबाने वाला संगी osoba koja kvari dobro raspoloženje savanyú alak teman yang suka merusak kegembiraan leiðindaskjóða guastafeste 興をそぐ人 좌흥을 깨뜨리는 사람 gadinantis nuotaiką žmogus cilvēks, kas sabojā citiem garastāvokli orang yang murung zwartgallig iemand gledesdreper osoba psująca zabawę/nastrój desmancha-prazeres per­soană care strică cheful cuiva кисляй mrzút čemernež baksuz glädjedödare คนที่ทำให้หมดสนุก neşe kaçıran arkadaş, oyunbozan 掃興的事(或人) зануда افسردہ کر دینے والی چیز یا ساتھی tình trạng nản trí 扫兴的事（或人）

n ˈwet-nurse

a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby. soogma مُرْضِعَه дойка kojná amme die Amme τροφός ama de cría, nodriza amm دايه imettäjä nourrice מֵינֶקֶת दूसरे के बच्चे को दूध पिलाने वाली धाय dojilja szoptatós dajka babu susu brjóstmóðir balia 乳母 (아기에게 젖을 주는) 유모 žindyvė zīdītāja ibu susu min amme mamka ama de leite doică кормилица dojka dojilja dojilja amma เป็นแม่นมเลี้ยงเด็กทารก süt anne 奶媽 годувальниця; молочна мати دایہ vú nuôi 奶妈

n ˈwetsuit

a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc. natpak بَدْلَة مَطاطِيَّه للغَوْص водолазен костюм potápěčská kombinéza våddragt der Gummianzug στολή καταδύσεων traje isotérmico kummiülikond لباس غواصي märkäpuku combinaison de plongée חֲלִיפַת צְלִילָה जाड़े में तैराकी के लिए कपड़े nepromočiva odjeća szörfruha pakaian selam blautbúningur muta, (tuta da subacqueo) 潜水服 잠수용 고무옷 naro kostiumas akvalangista ietērps baju selam duikerspak våtdrakt kombinezon piankowy fato de mergulhador costum de sca­fandru костюм для подводного плавания potápačská kombinéza potapljaška obleka ronilačko odelo våtdräkt ชุดของนักประดาน้ำ; ชุดที่ใช้ใส่ดำน้ำ dalgıç giysisi 潛(跳)水服 гідрокостюм ربڑ وغیرہ کا بنا ہوا سوٹ جو سردی سے بچنے کے لیے پہنا جاتا ہے quần áo ấm 潜（跳）水服

wet through

soaked to the skin. baie nat مُبَلَّل حَتى الجِلْد прогизнал promáčený na kůži gennemvåd durchnässen βρεγμένος ως το κόκαλο calado hasta los huesos läbimärg به پوست رسوخ كردن läpimärkä trempé jusqu'aux os רָטוּב לְגַמרֵי तरबतर mokar do kože bőrig ázott, teljesen átázott basah kuyup gegnblautur bagnato fradicio びしょぬれで 흠뻑 젖은, 속속들이 젖은 kiaurai permirkęs cauri slapjš; izmircis diresapi ke dalam kulit doornat gjennomvåt przemoczony ensopado ud leoarcă/ până la piele до нитки промокший premočený do nitky premočen do kože mokar do gole kože genomblöt ทำให้ผิวหนังเปียก iliklerine kadar ıslanmış 濕透 змокнути شرابور ہو جانا ướt sũng 湿透