vet

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (especially BrE) (AmE usually veterinarian) (also BrE formal veterinary surgeon) a person who has been trained in the science of animal medicine, whose job is to treat animals who are ill or injured 2 (vet's) (plural vets) the place where a vet works: I've got to take the dog to the vet's tomorrow. 3 (AmE, informal) = VETERAN: a Vietnam vet verb (-tt-) [VN] (BrE) 1 to find out about a person's past life and career in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular job SYNSCREEN: All candidates are carefully vetted for security reasons. seealsoPOSITIVEVETTING 2 to check the contents, quality, etc. of sth carefully SYNSCREEN: All reports are vetted before publication. * She insists on vetting questions prior to an interview.