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wet

Definition

  • noun: rainy weather
  • verb: to cause (something) to become wet
  • verb: to make wet
  • adjective: covered or soaked with water or another liquid
  • adjective: consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as water)
  • often + 'down'
  • synonyms: water, moisture, rain

Examples

  • Our daughter was still 'wetting the bed'. [=was still urinating while sleeping in bed]

  • The main character is so 'wet' [='weak'] that it's hard to feel sorry for him.

  • She 'got her feet wet' at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And if you do not open this door, I will have no... alternative but to break it down. Very well. Guy, you're all wet. There was a defect in my plumbing. Lady Litton, listen to me. I have- I have deceived you. I am not Guy Gadbois. I am (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther