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WET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Showing definitions for wet SEE ALSO Slang dictionary results for wet Synonyms wet American [wet] / wɛt / adjective wetter, wettest moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid. wet hands. Antonyms: dry in a liquid form or state. wet paint. characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid. moistened or dampened with rain; rainy . Wet streets make driving hazardous. Synonyms: misty allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages. a wet town. characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.. the wet season. laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor. There was a wet breeze from the west. Synonyms: humid Informal. intoxicated . marked by drinking. a wet night. using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes. noun something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture . The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable. Synonyms: humidity damp weather; rain . Stay out of the wet as much as possible. Synonyms: drizzle a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback. verb (used with object) wet, wetted, wetting to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes followed by through or down ). Wet your hands before soaping them. to urinate on or in. The dog had wet the carpet. verb (used without object) wet, wetted, wetting to become wet (sometimes followed by through or down ). Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through. (of animals and children) to urinate. idioms wet behind the ears , immature ; naive ; green . She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities. all wet , completely mistaken; in error. He insisted that our assumptions were all wet. wet out , to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency. wet one's whistle . whistle . wet British / wɛt / adjective moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid not yet dry or solid wet varnish rainy, foggy, misty, or humid wet weather employing a liquid, usually water a wet method of chemical analysis characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages a wet state informal feeble or foolish informal immature or inexperienced; naive "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 noun wetness or moisture damp or rainy weather informal a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry informal a feeble or foolish person a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages (in northern and central Australia) the rainy season "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 verb to make or become wet to urinate on (something) dialect (tr) to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing informal to take an alcoholic drink "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 wet More Idioms More idioms and phrases containing wet all wet get one's feet wet like (wet as) a drowned rat mad as a hornet (wet hen) Related Words Wet, drench, saturate, soak imply moistening something. To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid: to wet or dampen a cloth. Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour: A heavy rain drenched the fields. Saturate implies wetting to the limit of absorption: to saturate a sponge. To soak is to keep in a liquid for a time: to soak beans before baking. Other Word Forms nonwetted adjective rewet verb unwet adjective unwetted adjective wetly adverb wetness noun wettability noun wettable adjective wetter noun wettish adjective Etymology Origin of wet First recorded before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan “to wet”; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. They believe this was connected to the wet weather and some potholes looking like puddles. From BBC • May 4, 2026 People should wear gloves and a mask to clean up sites where the sand was used - with wet cloths to avoid generating dust - and double bag the sand, gloves, mask and cloths. From BBC • May 1, 2026 Despite some wet weather in March, the dry April means that average rainfall for spring as a whole has so far fallen well short in southern and eastern England. From BBC • May 1, 2026 If it is too wet in the spring, he might have to spend more on other items such as fungicide. From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026 When he lowered his hand, which had a wet rag in it, he also lowered his eyes and saw me. From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott Related Words bathe damp dampen dip douse drench hose irrigate moisten rinse saturate soak splash spray sprinkle steep wash Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.