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veg | vet |

As a noun veg

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As a verb vet is

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veg

English

Etymology 1

Shortened form of various related words including vegetable, vegetarian, and vegetate.

Adjective

(-)
  • vegetarian
  • * '>citation
    • The food's lip-smackingly good with some veg options, and there's a ham and eggs breakfast for 3KM.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (colloquial) vegetable.
  • * 2002 , Tom Grahn, "Food compositions and methods of preparing the same", US Patent 6814975 [http://www.google.com/patents?id=spsQAAAAEBAJ], page 5,
    • Secondary foodstuffs are exemplified by the following prepared dishes: vegetarian steaks, gratinated vegs , oven made lasagne, fish and ham with potatoes,
  • * '>citation
    • meals of meat and three veg were mostly the same three veg , beans peas potatoes, or peas carrots potatoes.
    Usage notes
    * In colloquial speech this is usually pluralized simply as "veg." * In writing this may or may not be followed by a period to mark it as an abbreviation.
    Synonyms
    * veggie
    Derived terms
    * meat and two veg

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (colloquial) to vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest
    • After working hard all week, I decided to stay home and veg on Saturday.
  • * '>citation
    • And he just sits and vegges on the TV, munches nachos, whatever.
    Related terms
    * veg out

    Etymology 2

    Coined in a 1948 paper in the American Journal of Psychology by Robert S. Harper and S. S. Stevens. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9556(195304)66%3A2%3C304%3AANCTVS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (psychology) A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.

    • Anagrams

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    vet

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.}}

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
    • Usage notes
    Although veteran'' can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, ''vet is usually used only for former military personnel.

    Etymology 3

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

    Verb

    (vett)
  • To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
    • The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
    References
    OED2
    Synonyms
    * evaluate
    Derived terms
    * vetter

    Anagrams

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