precipitate vs wet

precipitate

verb
  • To come out of a liquid solution into solid form. 

  • To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form. 

  • To throw an object or person from a great height. 

  • To act too hastily; to be precipitous. 

  • To send violently into a certain state or condition. 

  • To make something happen suddenly and quickly. 

  • To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets. 

  • To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground. 

  • To fall headlong. 

noun
  • a solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution 

  • a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action 

adj
  • With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong. 

  • Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty. 

  • headlong; falling steeply or vertically. 

  • Performed very rapidly or abruptly. 

  • Very steep; precipitous. 

wet

verb
  • To cover or impregnate with liquid. 

  • to wet the baby's head 

  • To kill or seriously injure. 

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

  • To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination. 

  • To make or become wet. 

  • To celebrate by drinking alcohol. 

adj
  • Permitting alcoholic beverages. 

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

  • Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust. 

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

  • Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance. 

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

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

  • Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied. 

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

  • Of weather or a time period: rainy. 

  • Involving assassination or "wet work". 

  • Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid. 

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

  • Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character. 

  • Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions. 

noun
  • Rainy season. (often capitalized) 

  • A tyre for use in wet weather. 

  • Rainy weather. 

  • Liquid or moisture. 

  • An alcoholic drink. 

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

  • A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie. 

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

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