I. wet verb
to make wet by or as if by saturating with water
they were wet thoroughly by the pouring rain
Synonyms: deluge, douse, drench, drown, soak, sop, souse; compare soak 1
Related Word: damp, dampen, moisten; humidify, humify; fill, impregnate, saturate; irrigate; lave, rinse, wash
Antonyms: desiccate, dry
II. wet adjective
1.
containing or impregnated with liquid
change wet clothing for dry
Synonyms: drenched, dripping, madid, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy, soused, wringing-wet
Related Word: soggy, water-logged; damp, dank, moist, wettish
Idioms: dripping ( or soaking or sopping) wet
Contrasted words: bone-dry, dehydrated, desiccated, parched, sere, waterless
Antonyms: dry
2.
Synonyms: intoxicated 1, ||boozy, ||canned, disguised, drunk, inebriated, ||lushed, pixilated, ||plastered, slopped
III. ||wet noun
Synonyms: dram , drop, jolt, nip, shot, slug, snifter, snort, toothful, tot