26984 words

wets

16 definitions • 26 examples
1
covered in water or another liquid:

Examples:

get wet My bike got wet in the rain.
soaking wet I had to ride my bike in the rain and got soaking (= very) wet.
all wet informal You poor thing - you're all (= very) wet.
2
Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time to dry and become hard:

Examples:

The paint's still wet.
a notice saying "Wet paint!"
3
used to describe weather or periods of time when rain falls:

Examples:

We've had wet weather all week.
This is the first wet day for two months.
it is wet The presentation will take place indoors if it's wet.
4
to be completely wet:

Examples:

Come in quickly - you're wet through.
5
used to describe someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

Examples:

Don't be so wet.
6
to make something wet:

Examples:

He wetted a dishcloth and tried to rub the mark away.
7
to urinate in your clothes by accident:

Examples:

I was so desperate - I thought I was going to wet myself.
As a child she used to wet herself when she got excited.
I'd accidentally sat in a pool of water and it looked like I had wet myself.
One of the boys had wet himself and the teacher was helping him change his clothes.
I was so nervous on my first day at school I wet myself.
8
to urinate in your bed by accident:

Examples:

She still sometimes wets the bed at night.
9
liquid, especially water:

Examples:

Don't put your newspaper down in the wet.
10

Examples:

Don't leave it out there in the wet.
11
someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

Examples:

Come on Tom, don't be such a wet!
12
13
with liquid in, on, or around something; not dry:

Examples:

I stepped in a puddle of water and got my shoes wet.
14
If paint, ink, etc., is wet, it has not had time to dry.
15
Wet weather is weather with rain.
16
A person, esp. a child, who wets something causes it to become wet by urinating:

Examples:

He still sometimes wets his bed.

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