Wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid To wet or dampen a cloth Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour A heavy rain drenched the fields. Covered in water or another liquid
Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time… If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid He towelled his wet hair I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet My gloves were soaking wet. Definition of wet adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating. Some common synonyms of wet are damp, dank, humid, and moist While all these words mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid, wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.
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