Wet meaning

What does “wet” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“wet” is a noun, verb and adjective with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: wetness caused by water.

wet

noun

  1. wetness caused by water

    “drops of wet gleamed on the window”

    Synonymsmoisture

verb

  1. cause to become wet

    “Wet your face”

    Oppositesdry
  2. make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating

    “This eight year old boy still wets his bed”

adjective

  1. covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

    “a wet bathing suit”

    “wet sidewalks”

    Oppositesdry
  2. containing moisture or volatile components

    “wet paint”

    Oppositesdry
  3. supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages

    “a wet candidate running on a wet platform”

    “a wet county”

    Oppositesdry
  4. producing or secreting milk

    “a wet nurse”

    “a wet cow”

    Synonymslactating
    Oppositesdry
  5. consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor

    “a wet cargo”

    “a wet canteen”

  6. very drunk

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University