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Meaning of wet down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make (something) wet, especially as a preliminary step in cleaning it.

transitive

Examples

“[…] the cabin torn away, and the ward-room all aslop from wetting down the decks while passing powder.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wet dream wet dreamed wet dreaming wet dreamt wet lab wet labbed

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