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Vet

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Noun

1. vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon

a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

2. ex-serviceman, vet, veteran

a person who has served in the armed forces

Verb

3. vet

work as a veterinarian

Example Sentences:
'She vetted for the farms in the area for many years'

4. vet

examine carefully

Example Sentences:
'Someone should vet this report before it goes out'

5. vet

provide (a person) with medical care

6. vet

provide veterinary care for

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vet

see synonyms of vet
noun
1.  short for veterinary surgeon
verbWord forms: vets, vetting or vetted
2. (transitive) mainly British
to make a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc)
the candidates were well vetted
See also positive vetting
3. 
to examine, treat, or cure (an animal)
noun
US and Canadian short for veteran (sense 2), veteran (sense 3)
abbreviation for
1. 
veteran
2. 
veterinarian
3. 
veterinary

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vet

see synonyms of vet
noun
1. 
veterinarian
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈvetted or ˈvetting Informal
2. 
to examine or treat as a veterinarian does
3. 
to examine, investigate, or evaluate in a thorough or expert way
verb intransitive
4.  Informal
to work as a veterinarian
noun
veteran
noun see beth
1. 
veteran
2. 
veterinarian
3. 
veterinary

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vet

see synonyms of vet
n.
A veterinarian.
v. vet·ted, vet·ting, vets
v.tr.
1. To subject to veterinary evaluation, examination, medication, or surgery.
2. To subject to thorough examination or evaluation: vet a manuscript.
v.intr.
To engage in the practice of veterinary medicine.
n.
Informal
A veteran.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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