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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. &
vb. n. Wetting.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. &
vb. n. Wetting.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether
to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the
thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton.
To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
wetted
See wet
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet
weather" [ant: dry]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
platform"; "a wet county" [ant: dry]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" [syn: lactating] [ant: dry]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
"a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked,
cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated,
plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked,
soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley,
tight, tipsy]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
window" [syn: moisture]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: dry]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
old boy still wets his bed"
[also: wetting, wetted, wettest, wetter]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
vb.
(infl of en wet ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
vb.
(infl of en wet ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
vb.
(infl of en wet ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
vb.
(infl of en wet ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
Englanti vb.
(taivm-imperf-pperf en wet)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wetted
Engelska a.
(avledning en wet ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb wet)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
مبلّل
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
máčený
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
namočený
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
angefeuchtet, befeuchtet, nass gemacht
see: wet, wetting
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
befeuchtet, angefeuchtet, benetzt, genetzt
Synonyms: moistened, dampened, damped
see: moisten, dampen, damp, wet, moistening, dampening, damping, wetting
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
benetzt, genetzt
"I/he/she wetted" - ich/er/sie benetzte
see: wet, wetting
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
wetted /wˈɛtɪd/
nakvašen
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
浸湿的
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