wet the bed
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wet the bed — To urinate accidentally in bed • • • Main Entry: ↑wet * * * wet the/your ˈbed idiom no passive to ↑urinate in your bed by accident • It is quite common for small children to wet their beds … Useful english dictionary
wet the bed — urinate while in bed, urinate during sleep Some kids wet the bed because they have emotional problems … English idioms
wet-the-bed — /ˈwɛt ðə bɛd/ (say wet dhuh bed) noun 1. → dandelion (def. 1). 2. → capeweed. Also, wet a bed, pee the bed. {Compare French pissenlit; from the diuretic properties of these plants} …
wet your bed — wet the/your ˈbed idiom no passive to ↑urinate in your bed by accident • It is quite common for small children to wet their beds. Main entry: ↑wetidiom … Useful english dictionary
pee-the-bed — /ˈpi ðə bɛd/ (say pee dhuh bed) noun → wet the bed …
wet — verb. The form of the past tense and past participle is wet or wetted. Wet is used in certain familiar contexts (He wet the bed / After they had wet their whistles [= had a drink]), but in general use wetted seems now to be more common,… … Modern English usage
wet — wet1 [ wet ] adjective *** 1. ) covered with water or another liquid: wet hair/grass/clothes You d better come in or you ll get wet. soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=very wet): My socks and shoes were soaking wet. wet with: Her forehead was wet… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wet — I UK [wet] / US adjective Word forms wet : adjective wet comparative wetter superlative wettest *** 1) covered with water or another liquid wet hair/grass/clothes You d better come in or you ll get wet. wet with: Her forehead was wet with sweat.… … English dictionary
wet — 1. (the bed) to urinate in an inappropriate place And in various other phrases, such as wet yourself, to urinate in your clothing; wet your pants, to urinate in your trousers, etc.: Boys and girls who steal, vandalize, or wet the bed … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
wet — [[t]we̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ wetter, wettest, wets, wetting, wetted (The forms wet and wetted are both used as the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid … English dictionary
