wet

noun

Liquid or moisture.

Rainy weather.

(British, UK politics, derogatory) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.

(US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.

(motor racing, in the plural) A tyre for use in wet weather.

(colloquial, derogatory) A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.

(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)

Alternative form of wat (“stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea”). [A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.]

verb

(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become wet.

(transitive, informal) To celebrate by drinking alcohol.

(US, MLE, MTE, slang) To kill or seriously injure.

(transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.

(transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

Misspelling of whet. [(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.]

adjective

Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

(aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.

Of weather or a time period: rainy.

Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.

Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.

Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.

(retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.

(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.

(British, slang) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.

(slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.

(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.

(biology, chemistry) Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.

(poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).

With a usual complement or consummation; potent.

(slang, euphemistic) Involving assassination or "wet work".

(software engineering) Of code, having the quality of adhering to the principle of WET; containing much repetition.

(slang, archaic) Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

(dated or obsolete, colloquial) Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.

Synonyms for wet

soakedadj moisturen dampishadj dampv moistadj soggyadj humidadj wetnessn soddenadj soppingadv sogginessn moistenv drenchedadj soakingn rainyadj soddennessn muggyadj dampnessn

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