Search results for 'wet':

wet adj (wetter, wettest) 1 covered or soaked in water, rain, perspiration, or other liquid. 2 said of the weather: rainy. 3 said of paint, cement or varnish, etc: not yet dried. 4 covered with tears. 5 said of a baby: having a urine-soaked nappy. 6 derog slang said of a person: feeble; ineffectual. 7 Brit derog in politics: moderately Conservative, especially as judged by more right-wing Conservatives. 8 N Amer historical allowing the sale of alcoholic drink. 9 chem said of processes and methods, etc: using liquid. 10 said of natural gases: containing large amounts of liquid constituents. noun 1 moisture. 2 rainy weather; rain • Don't stay outside in the wet! 3 derog slang a feeble ineffectual person. 4 colloq in politics: a moderate Conservative. 5 colloq an alcoholic drink; a dram. verb (wet or wetted, wetting) 1 to make someone or something wet; to splash or soak them or it. 2 to urinate involuntarily on something. wetly adverb. wetness noun. wet behind the ears colloq immature or inexperienced. wet oneself 1 to make oneself wet by urinating inadvertently. 2 to be so excited or frightened, etc as to be on the point of urinating inadvertently. wet one's whistle colloq to take an alcoholic drink. wet the baby's head colloq to celebrate the baby's birth with drinks, usually alcoholic ones. wet through completely wet.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon wæt.