British English : wet To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it. VERBWhen assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join.
adjective
moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
not yet dry or solid ⇒ wet varnish
rainy, foggy, misty, or humid ⇒ wet weather
employing a liquid, usually water ⇒ a wet method of chemical analysis
(mainly US & Canadian ) characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages ⇒ a wet state
(British , informal ) feeble or foolish
See wet behind the ears
noun
wetness or moisture
damp or rainy weather
(British , informal ) a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry (sense 21)
(British , informal ) a feeble or foolish person
(mainly US & Canadian ) a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
See the wet
verb
to make or become wet
to urinate on (something)
(transitive) (dialect ) to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing