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gets wet

gets wet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get wet.

Meaning of get wet

Verb

get wet (third-person singular simple present gets wet, present participle getting wet, simple past got wet, past participle (UK) got wet or (US) gotten wet)

  1. (ambitransitive, literally) To come into contact with, or to put (something) into contact with, water, rain, mist, or another liquid.
    • I stood too close to the waterfall, and I got wet.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin secreting vaginal fluid as a result of sexual arousal; to be sexually aroused.
    • Sometimes I get wet right away, but other times I'm aroused but not very wet.2002, Sallie Foley, Sally A. Kope, Dennis P. Sugrue, Sex Matters for Women: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self, page 281
    Synonyms:
    grool
  3. (slang) To abuse phencyclidine (commonly known as "PCP" or "angel dust").
    • Alonzo Harris: […] Didn't know you liked to get wet, dog.
      Jake Hoyt: What's "wet"?
      Alonzo Harris: Butt-naked. Ill. Sherms. Dust. PCP. Primos. P-Dog. That's what you had. That's what you were smoking, you couldn't taste it?2001, David Ayer, Training Day

Questions about gets wet

What is gets wet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets wet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get wet.

Words near gets wet in the dictionary

  1. gets up on the wrong side of the bed
  2. gets up to
  3. gets up with the chickens
  4. gets wasted
  5. gets well
  6. gets wet
  7. gets what one asked for
  8. gets what's coming to one
  9. gets wind
  10. gets wind in one's jaws
  11. gets wind of

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