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Vet

//vɛt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon. colloquial

    "Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying."

  2. 2
    A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces). US, colloquial

    "“A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”"

  3. 3
    Initialism of vocational education and training. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    a person who has served in the armed forces wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of video editing terminal. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
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  1. 6
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

    "The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench."

  2. 2
    provide veterinary care for wordnet
  3. 3
    provide (a person) with medical care wordnet
  4. 4
    examine carefully wordnet
  5. 5
    work as a veterinarian wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of veterinarian.

Etymology 2

Clipping of veteran.

Etymology 3

Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"

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