Vetting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or {-vetted};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or {-vetting}.] [Cf. It.
     corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.]
     1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. "Oft and high he did
        curvet." --Drayton.
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     2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vet
       n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian},
             {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}]
       2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran},
           {ex-serviceman}]
       v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the
            area for many years"
       2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it
          goes out"
       3: provide (a person) with medical care
       4: provide veterinary care for
       [also: {vetting}, {vetted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vetting
       See {vet}