wet

adjective (wetter, wettest)

• 1covered or saturated with water or another liquid:she followed, slipping on the wet rock
• (of the weather) rainy:a wet, windy evening
• (of paint, ink, plaster, or a similar substance) not yet having dried or hardened.
• (of a baby or young child) having urinated in its diaper or underwear.
• involving the use of water or liquid:wet methods of photography

• 2 informal (of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages.
• (of a person) addicted to alcohol.

• 3British informal showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble:they thought the cadets were a bit wet

verb (wets, wetting; past and past participle wet or wetted)

• cover or touch with liquid; moisten:he wet a finger and flicked through the pages (as noun wetting)the wetting caused an aggravation of his gout
• (especially of a baby or young child) urinate in or on:the child wet the bed
• (wet oneself) urinate involuntarily.

noun

• 1liquid that makes something damp:I could feel the wet of his tears
• (the wet) rainy weather:the race was held in the wet
• US a person opposed to the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

• 2British informal a person lacking forcefulness or strength of character.