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Nouns

• (n) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

Verbs

• (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
  acquire,
• (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!
  become, go,
• (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
  let, have,
• (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
  incur, obtain, receive, find,
• (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
  arrive, come,
• (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
  fetch, bring, convey,
• (v) go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
  • get an idea
  • experience vertigo
  • get nauseous
  • receive injuries
  • have a feeling
  experience, have, receive,
• (v) take vengeance on or get even
  • We'll get them!
  • That'll fix him good!
  • This time I got him
  pay back, fix, pay off,
• (v) achieve a point or goal
  • Nicklaus had a 70
  • The Brazilian team got 4 goals
  • She made 29 points that day
  have, make,
• (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
  cause, induce, stimulate, make, have,
• (v) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  • We finally got the suspect
  • Did you catch the thief?
  capture, catch,
• (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
  acquire, develop, produce, grow,
• (v) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
  • He got AIDS
  • She came down with pneumonia
  • She took a chill
  contract, take,
• (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
• (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
  make,
• (v) move into a desired direction of discourse
  • What are you driving at?
  aim, drive,
• (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
  catch,
• (v) attract and fix
  • His look caught her
  • She caught his eye
  • Catch the attention of the waiter
  arrest, catch,
• (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
  catch,
• (v) reach by calculation
  • What do you get when you add up these numbers?
• (v) acquire as a result of some effort or action
  • You cannot get water out of a stone
  • Where did she get these news?
• (v) purchase
  • What did you get at the toy store?
• (v) perceive by hearing
  • I didn't catch your name
  • She didn't get his name when they met the first time
  catch,
• (v) suffer from the receipt of
  • She will catch hell for this behavior!
  catch,
• (v) receive as a retribution or punishment
  • He got 5 years in prison
  receive,
• (v) leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
  • Scram!
  bugger off, buzz off, scram, fuck off,
• (v) reach and board
  • She got the bus just as it was leaving
• (v) irritate
  • Her childish behavior really get to me
  • His lying really gets me
  get under one's skin,
• (v) evoke an emotional response
  • Brahms's "Requiem" gets me every time
• (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
  catch,
• (v) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
  • He drew a base on balls
  draw,
• (v) overcome or destroy
  • The ice storm got my hibiscus
  • the cat got the goldfish
• (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
  baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat,
• (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
  begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down,
• (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
  suffer, sustain, have,
• (v) make children
  • Abraham begot Isaac
  • Men often father children but don't recognize them
  beget, father, sire, engender, mother, bring forth, generate,

Synonyms

acquire become go let have incur obtain receive find arrive come fetch bring convey experience pay back fix pay off make cause induce stimulate capture catch develop produce grow contract take aim drive arrest bugger off buzz off scram fuck off get under one's skin draw baffle bewilder dumbfound flummox mystify nonplus perplex puzzle amaze stupefy gravel vex pose stick beat begin commence set out start start out set about get down suffer sustain beget father sire engender mother bring forth generate

Antonyms

go forth leave go away bear away bear off carry away take away carry off terminate end

See also

progress shape up come along come on get along get on advance surmount master overcome get over subdue gain ground get ahead make headway pull ahead win gain puzzle over figure out puzzle out solve lick work out work

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