wet

wet1 [ wet ] adjective ***

1. ) covered with water or another liquid:

wet hair/grass/clothes

You'd better come in or you'll get wet.

soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=very wet): My socks and shoes were soaking wet.

wet with: Her forehead was wet with sweat.

all wet: The baby needs a dry diaper, this one's all wet.

2. ) not yet dry or solid:

wet paint/ink/cement

3. ) if the weather is wet, it is raining:

We've had a lot of cold, wet, and windy weather recently.

The climate in Seattle is too wet for me.

a ) the wet rain:

Don't stand out there in the wet.

4. ) BRITISH INFORMAL someone who is wet does not have enough confidence or determination

all wet AMERICAN INFORMAL

completely wrong:

Your theories about men and women are all wet.

wet behind the ears INFORMAL

young and lacking knowledge and experience

wet

wet 2 [ wet ] (past tense and past participle wet or wet|ted) verb transitive

1. ) to make something wet with water or another liquid:

She wet a sponge and wiped off the table.

He wet his lips and then spoke again.

2. ) to make something such as a bed or clothes wet with URINE (=liquid waste from your body):

I was so scared I almost wet my pants!

wet the bed: Our youngest child still sometimes wets the bed at night.

nearly/almost wet yourself INFORMAL

1. ) to be very frightened

2. ) to laugh a lot