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| get | (n.) | a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent. |
| acquire, get | (v.) | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| become, get, go | (v.) | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
| get, have, let | (v.) | cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" |
| find, get, incur, obtain, receive | (v.) | receive a specified treatment (abstract).; "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" |
| arrive, come, get | (v.) | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| bring, convey, fetch, get | (v.) | go or come after and bring or take back.; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" |
| experience, get, have, receive | (v.) | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| fix, get, pay back, pay off | (v.) | take vengeance on or get even.; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" |
| get, have, make | (v.) | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | (v.) | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| capture, catch, get | (v.) | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | (v.) | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| contract, get, take | (v.) | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" |
| get | (v.) | communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone.; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" |
| get, make | (v.) | give certain properties to something.; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" |
| aim, drive, get | (v.) | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| catch, get | (v.) | grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" |
| arrest, catch, get | (v.) | attract and fix.; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
| catch, get | (v.) | reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" |
| get | (v.) | reach by calculation.; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" |
| get | (v.) | acquire as a result of some effort or action.; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" |
| get | (v.) | purchase.; "What did you get at the toy store?" |
| catch, get | (v.) | perceive by hearing.; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" |
| catch, get | (v.) | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| get, receive | (v.) | receive as a retribution or punishment.; "He got 5 years in prison" |
| bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram | (v.) | leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.; "Scram!" |
| get | (v.) | reach and board.; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" |
| get, get under one's skin | (v.) | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| get | (v.) | evoke an emotional response.; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" |
| catch, get | (v.) | apprehend and reproduce accurately.; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" |
| draw, get | (v.) | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.; "He drew a base on balls" |
| get | (v.) | overcome or destroy.; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" |
| amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | (v.) | be a mystery or bewildering to.; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
| begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | (v.) | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| get, have, suffer, sustain | (v.) | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire | (v.) | make children.; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
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