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VET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: vetted    , vetting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has served in the armed forces

Synonyms:

ex-serviceman; vet; veteran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vet" is a kind of...):

man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vet"):

Legionnaire (a member of the American Legion)

Holonyms ("vet" is a member of...):

American Legion (the largest organization of United States war veterans)

Veterans of Foreign Wars; VFW (an organization of United States war veterans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A doctor who practices veterinary medicine

Synonyms:

vet; veterinarian; veterinary; veterinary surgeon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vet" is a kind of...):

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vet"):

horse doctor (a veterinarian who treats horses)

Derivation:

vet (provide veterinary care for)

vet (work as a veterinarian)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide veterinary care for

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "vet" is one way to...):

doctor (give medical treatment to)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

vet (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide (a person) with medical care

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "vet" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Examine carefully

Example:

Someone should vet this report before it goes out

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "vet" is one way to...):

inspect (look over carefully)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Work as a veterinarian

Example:

She vetted for the farms in the area for many years

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "vet" is one way to...):

be; follow (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

vet (a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)

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