Sweat vs. Wet

Sweatnoun

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

Wetadjective

Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

‘Water is wet.’;

Sweatnoun

A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).

Wetadjective

Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

‘I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.’;

Sweatnoun

(historical) The sweating sickness.

Wetadjective

Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.

Sweatnoun

Moisture issuing from any substance.

‘the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack’;

Wetadjective

Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.

‘This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.’;

Sweatnoun

A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.

Wetadjective

Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.

Sweatnoun

(uncountable) Hard work; toil.

Wetadjective

Of weather or a time period: rainy.

‘It’s going to be wet tomorrow.’;

Sweatverb

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

Wetadjective

(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.

‘That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.’;

Sweatverb

(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire.

‘His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.’;

Wetadjective

(of women) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.

‘He got me all wet.’;

Sweatverb

To work hard.

‘I've been sweating over my essay all day.’;

Wetadjective

Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.

‘Don’t be so wet.’;

Sweatverb

To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.

‘to sweat a spendthrift’; ‘to sweat labourers’;

Wetadjective

Permitting alcoholic beverages.

Sweatverb

To worry.

Wetadjective

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Sweatverb

To worry about (something).

Wetadjective

Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.

Sweatverb

(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.

‘to sweat blood’;

Wetadjective

(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.

‘the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed’;

Sweatverb

(intransitive) To emit moisture.

‘The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.’;

Wetadjective

Involving assassination or "wet work".

‘a wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff’;

Sweatverb

To solder (a pipe joint) together.

Wetnoun

Liquid or moisture.

Sweatverb

To stress out.

‘Stop sweatin' me!’;

Wetnoun

Rainy weather.

‘Don't go out in the wet.’;

Sweatverb

To cook slowly in shallow oil without browning.

Wetnoun

(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)

Sweatverb

To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.

Wetnoun

A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

Sweatverb

To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.

Wetnoun

(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.

Sweatverb

Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.

‘He 'd have the poets sweat.’;

Wetnoun

One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.

Sweatverb

To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.

Wetverb

(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.

Sweatverb

To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.

Wetverb

(transitive) To accidentally urinate in or on.

‘Johnny wets the bed several times a week.’;

Sweatverb

To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude.

‘It made her not a drop for sweat.’; ‘With exercise she sweat ill humors out.’;

Wetverb

(intransitive) To make or become wet.

Sweatverb

To unite by heating, after the application of soldier.

Wetverb

To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

Sweatverb

To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers.

‘The only use of it [money] which is interdicted is to put it in circulation again after having diminished its weight by "sweating", or otherwise, because the quantity of metal contains is no longer consistent with its impression.’;

Wetverb

To celebrate by drinking alcohol.

‘to wet the baby's head’;

Sweatnoun

The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.

‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.’;

Wetverb

misspelling of whet

Sweatnoun

The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery.

Wetadjective

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.

Sweatnoun

Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.

Wetadjective

Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.

Sweatnoun

The sweating sickness.

Wetadjective

Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.

Sweatnoun

A short run by a race horse in exercise.

Wetadjective

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Sweatnoun

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands;

‘sweat poured off his brow’;

Wetnoun

Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.

‘Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet.’; ‘Now the sun, with more effectual beams,Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wetFrom drooping plant.’;

Sweatnoun

agitation resulting from active worry;

‘don't get in a stew’; ‘he's in a sweat about exams’;

Wetnoun

Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.

Sweatnoun

condensation of moisture on a cold surface;

‘the cold glasses were streaked with sweat’;

Wetnoun

A dram; a drink.

Sweatnoun

use of physical or mental energy; hard work;

‘he got an A for effort’; ‘they managed only with great exertion’;

Wetverb

To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.

‘Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.’; ‘Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.’;

Sweatverb

excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;

‘Exercise makes one sweat’;

Wetnoun

wetness caused by water;

‘drops of wet gleamed on the window’;

Sweatnoun

moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear

‘beads of sweat broke out on her brow’;

Wetverb

cause to become wet;

‘Wet your face’;

Sweatnoun

an instance or period of being covered with sweat

‘we'd all worked up a sweat in spite of the cold’; ‘even thinking about him made me break out in a sweat’;

Wetverb

make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating;

‘This eight year old boy still wets his bed’;

Sweatnoun

a state of flustered anxiety or distress

‘I don't believe he'd get into such a sweat about a girl’;

Wetadjective

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water;

‘a wet bathing suit’; ‘wet sidewalks’; ‘wet paint’; ‘wet weather’;

Sweatnoun

hard work; effort

‘computer graphics take a lot of the sweat out of animation’;

Wetadjective

supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages;

‘a wet candidate running on a wet platform’; ‘a wet county’;

Sweatnoun

a laborious task or undertaking

‘helping to run the meeting was a bit of a sweat’;

Wetadjective

producing or secreting milk;

‘a wet nurse’; ‘a wet cow’; ‘lactating cows’;

Sweatnoun

another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants

Wetadjective

consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor;

‘a wet cargo’; ‘a wet canteen’;

Sweatnoun

denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton

‘sweat tops and bottoms’;

Wetadjective

very drunk

Sweatverb

exude sweat

‘he was sweating profusely’;

Wetadjective

covered or saturated with water or another liquid

‘she followed, slipping on the wet rock’;

Sweatverb

get rid of something from the body by exuding sweat

‘a well-hydrated body sweats out waste products more efficiently’;

Wetadjective

(of the weather) rainy

‘a wet, windy evening’;

Sweatverb

cause (a person or animal) to exude sweat by exercise or exertion

‘cold as it was, the climb had sweated him’;

Wetadjective

(of paint, ink, plaster, or a similar substance) not yet having dried or hardened

‘the waterproofer can easily be washed off while it is still wet’;

Sweatverb

(of food or an object) ooze or exude beads of moisture on to its surface

‘cheese stored at room temperature will quickly begin to sweat’;

Wetadjective

(of a baby or young child) having urinated in its nappy or underwear

‘the baby was wet and needed changing’;

Sweatverb

(of a person) exert a great deal of strenuous effort

‘I've sweated over this for six months’;

Wetadjective

involving the use of water or liquid

‘wet methods of photography’;

Sweatverb

(of a person) be or remain in a state of extreme anxiety, typically for a prolonged period

‘if we let them sweat for a week, they'll be a lot more cooperative’;

Wetadjective

(of a ship) liable to take in water over her bows or sides.

Sweatverb

worry about (something)

‘he's not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details’;

Wetadjective

showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble

‘they thought the cadets were a bit wet’;

Sweatverb

heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices

‘sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning’;

Wetadjective

Conservative with liberal tendencies, especially as regarded by right-wing Conservatives

‘they came across as the most liberal or wet members of the government’;

Sweatverb

(of chopped vegetables) be cooked slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat

‘let the chopped onion sweat gently for five minutes’;

Wetadjective

(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.

Sweatverb

subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron

‘the tyre is sweated on to the wooden parts’;

Wetadjective

(of a person) addicted to or drinking alcohol

‘our programme depends on our willingness to help other alcoholics, both wet and dry’;

Wetverb

cover or touch with liquid; moisten

‘he wetted a finger and flicked through the pages’;

Wetverb

(especially of a baby or young child) urinate in or on

‘while dreaming the child wet the bed’;

Wetverb

urinate involuntarily

‘she was going to wet herself from fear’;

Wetverb

infuse (tea) by pouring on boiling water

‘she said she'd wet the tea immediately because they must be parched’;

Wetnoun

liquid that makes something damp

‘I could feel the wet of his tears’;

Wetnoun

rainy weather

‘the race was held in the wet’;

Wetnoun

a drink

‘I took a wet from my bottle’;

Wetnoun

a person lacking forcefulness or strength of character

‘there are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets’;

Wetnoun

a Conservative with liberal tendencies

‘the wets favoured a change in economic policy’;

Wetnoun

a person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.