whet

(figurative) To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.

(figurative) To make more keen; to stimulate.

(figurative) To prepare for an attack.

Of an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.

To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.

(figurative, no longer used) To encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.

(figurative, no longer used) To consume drink or food as an appetizer.

(figurative, no longer used) To inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).

(figurative, no longer used) Of a bird: to preen (its feathers).

An act of sharpening something by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone.

(figurative) An item of drink or food consumed as an appetizer or to ward off hunger until a meal; specifically, a small amount of liquor drunk as an appetizer; a dram, a nip.

(figurative) A thing which makes one's desire, interest, etc., more keen; an incitement, an inducement.

(dialect) An occasion to do something; a go, a turn.

(dialect) A period of time between two sharpenings of a scythe.