3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth. "[The scene] did draw tears from me and wetted my paper." --Burke. [1913 Webster] Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton. [1913 Webster] {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a dram of liquor. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles. --Walton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: wetted See {wet} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: wet adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}] 2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}] 3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}] 4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen" 5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}] n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}] v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}] 2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]
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