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wet

/ˈwɛt/

US UK

adjective

wetter; wettest

covered or soaked with water or another liquid :not dry

a pile of wet clothes/towels/leaves

Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.

My hair is still wet.

My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle.

The grass was wet with dew.

His clothes were dripping/soaking/sopping wet. [=very wet]

(Brit) His clothes were wet through. [=completely/very wet]

having a lot of rain :rainy

a cold, wet morning

wet climates

It has been a wet spring. [=it has rained a lot this spring]

of paint, plaster, etc. :not yet dry :still moist or sticky

wet cement

Don't touch the paint. It's still wet.

US informal :allowing alcoholic beverages to be sold or drunk

a wet state/county

soaked with urine

wet diapers :wearing a diaper that is soaked with urine

The baby is wet.

Brit informal + disapproving :lacking strength and determination

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

all wet

US informal :completely wrong :not correct

She told him that his argument was all wet.

He's all wet.

get your feet wet

to begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in usually a slow and simple way in order to become more familiar with it

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

wet behind the ears

informal :young and not experienced

The young reporter was still wet behind the ears.

verb

wets; wet or wetted; wetting

[+ obj] to cause (something) to become wet

I wet/wetted a sponge under the faucet.

Avoid wetting the leaves when you water the plant.

The morning dew had wet/wetted his shoes. - often + down

In the early evening, she wets down the grass with a hose.

to make (a bed or your clothes) wet by urinating

The little boy accidentally wet his pants.

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

I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.

wet your whistle

xem whistle

noun

plural wets

[count] Brit informal + disapproving :a person who belongs to the Conservative Party and who has moderate or liberal ideas

the wet :rainy weather :rain

We stayed out in the wet all afternoon.

* Các từ tương tự:
wet bar, wet blanket, wet dream, wet nurse, wet suit, wetback, wetland