to discharge, fill with, or secrete water or liquid, as the eyes when irritated, or as the mouth at the sight or thought of tempting food.to produce a wavy, lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on (fabrics, metals, etc.): watered silk.Business to issue or increase the par value of (shares of stock) without having the assets to warrant doing so (often fol.by down): to water soup to water down an unfavorable report. to dilute, weaken, soften, or adulterate with, or as with, water (often fol.Our land is watered by the All-American Canal. Supply (land) with water, as by irrigation: The valley is watered by a branch of the Colorado River. Geographyto furnish water to (a region), as by streams.to furnish with a supply of water, as a ship.
in swimming the breaststroke doing the frog kick. Sport to break the surface of the water with the feet, esp.to break the surface of the water by emerging from it.of a financial nature: They had so many medical bills that they could hardly keep their heads above water. above water, out of embarrassment or trouble, esp.Jewelry(formerly) the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking, as on silk fabrics or metal surfaces.Business fictitious assets or the inflated values they give to the stock of a corporation.any liquid or aqueous organic secretion, exudation, humor, or the like, as tears, perspiration, or urine.Chemistryany of various solutions of volatile or gaseous substances in water: ammonia water.one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water lemon water. a liquid solution or preparation, esp.the sea or seas bordering a particular country or continent or located in a particular part of the world: We left San Diego and sailed south for Mexican waters.flowing water, or water moving in waves: The river's mighty waters.the surface of a stream, river, lake, ocean, etc.: above, below, or on the water.as dependent on tide: a difference of 20 feet between high and low water. Geographythe liquid content of a river, inlet, etc., with reference to its relative height, esp.Often, waters. this liquid in an impure state as obtained from a mineral spring: Last year we went to Marienbad for the waters.a special form or variety of this liquid, as rain.Chemistrya transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2O, freezing at 32☏ or 0☌ and boiling at 212☏ or 100☌, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.ter (wô ′tər, wot ′ər), USA pronunciation n.Idioms make one's mouth water, to cause a desire or appetite for something: a sports car that can make your mouth water.Idioms keep one's head above water, to stay out of esp.in deep or hot water, in trouble or difficulty.Idioms hold water, to be capable of being defended or proven correct: Your theory doesn't hold water.to weaken or dilute with or as if with water: watered down her criticism.to supply (animals) with drinking water.to fill with or give off water or liquid: Her eyes watered.to sprinkle or drench with water: to water the plants.waters, the sea bordering on and controlled by a country.Geographya body of water, such as an ocean: sailing on the water.Chemistry an odorless, tasteless liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen that makes up rain, oceans, lakes, and rivers: Water is essential to life.ter /ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ/ USA pronunciation n.
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