vet
21vet. — 1. veteran. 2. veterinarian. 3. veterinary. * * * vet1 «veht», noun, verb, vet|ted, vet|ting. Informal. –n. = veterinarian. (Cf. ↑ …
22vet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (esp. BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑veterinarian ADJECTIVE ▪ qualified ▪ chief ▪ practising/practicing ▪ country (BrE), local …
23vet — vet1 S3 [vet] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: veterinarian and veteran] 1.) also veterinary surgeon BrE formal someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals American Equivalent: veterinarian 2.) AmE informal a ↑ …
24vet — {{11}}vet (n.1) 1862, shortened form of VETERINARIAN (Cf. veterinarian). {{12}}vet (n.2) 1848, shortened form of VETERAN (Cf. veteran). {{12}}vet (v.) to submit (an animal) to veterinary care, 1891, from VETERINARIAN (Cf. veterinarian …
25vet — I [[t]vɛt[/t]] n. v. vet•ted, vet•ting. Informal. 1) inf a veterinarian 2) inf to examine or treat in one s capacity as a veterinarian or physician 3) inf to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, etc.: An expert vetted the… …
26vet — 1. n. a veterinarian. (Standard English.) □ I took the cat to the vet. □ The vet didn’t charge much to look at the turtle. 2. tv. to give a medical examination to and treat a person (or an animal). □ The doctor vetted me quickly and charged an… …
27vet — I. noun Date: 1862 veterinarian, veterinary II. transitive verb (vetted; vetting) Date: 1891 1. a. to provide veterinary care for (an animal) or medical care for (a person) b. to subject (a person or animal) to a physical examination or checkup …
28vet — vet1 /vet/, n., v., vetted, vetting. Informal. n. 1. veterinarian. v.t. 2. to examine or treat in one s capacity as a veterinarian or as a doctor. 3. to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the… …
29vet — [[t]ve̱t[/t]] vets, vetting, vetted 1) N COUNT A vet is someone who is qualified to treat sick or injured animals. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use veterinarian) 2) N COUNT: oft supp N A vet is someone who has served in the armed forces of their …
30vet — [19] Vet is short for veterinary surgeon. As a verb, it was originally used (in the 1890s) for ‘examine an animal medically’, but before the end of the 19th century this had broadened out to ‘investigate, screen’. Veterinary [18] itself came from …
