Associations to the word «Get»

Wiktionary

GET, verb. (transitive) To obtain; to acquire.
GET, verb. (transitive) To receive.
GET, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
GET, verb. (copulative) To become.
GET, verb. (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
GET, verb. (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
GET, verb. (transitive) To cause to do.
GET, verb. (intransitive) (with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
GET, verb. (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
GET, verb. (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
GET, verb. (transitive) To cause to be in a certain status or position.
GET, verb. (intransitive) To begin (doing something).
GET, verb. (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
GET, verb. (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
GET, verb. (intransitive) (followed by infinitive) To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).
GET, verb. (transitive) (informal) To understand. (compare get it)
GET, verb. (transitive) (informal) To be subjected to.
GET, verb. (informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
GET, verb. (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
GET, verb. (transitive) (informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
GET, verb. (transitive) (informal) To perplex, stump.
GET, verb. (transitive) To find as an answer.
GET, verb. (transitive) (informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
GET, verb. (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
GET, verb. (transitive) To getter.
GET, verb. (now rare) To beget (of a father).
GET, verb. (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
GET, verb. (imperative) (informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
GET, verb. (imperative) (informal) Go away; get lost.
GET, verb. (euphemism) To kill.
GET, noun. Offspring.
GET, noun. Lineage.
GET, noun. (sports) (tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
GET, noun. Something gained.
GET, noun. (British) (regional) A git.
GET, noun. (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
GET A CHARGE FROM, verb. Alternative form of get a charge out of
GET A CHARGE OUT OF, verb. (idiomatic) To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.
GET A FIX, verb. (idiomatic) To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.
GET A GRIP, verb. (idiomatic) To relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.
GET A HANDLE ON, verb. (idiomatic) To build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.
GET A JUMP ON, verb. (idiomatic) To start early, especially before something begins or before others begin; to get a head start.
GET A KICK OUT OF, verb. (idiomatic) To be delighted by; to be amused by.
GET A LEG UP, verb. (idiomatic) To get a boost or a lift.
GET A LEG UP, verb. (idiomatic) To gain some advantage; to get a head start.
GET A LIFE, verb. (intransitive) to have a fuller or more interesting and worthwhile existence
GET A LOAD OF, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
GET A MOVE ON, verb. (idiomatic) To hurry up, to get moving.
GET A PAIR, verb. Alternative term for grow a pair
GET A RISE, verb. To elicit a reaction of annoyance for sadistic pleasure.
GET A RISE FROM, verb. Alternative form of get a rise out of
GET A RISE OUT OF, verb. (chiefly US) (transitive) (idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.
GET A WIGGLE ON, verb. (idiomatic) (colloquial) To hurry up.
GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS, verb. (idiomatic) Alternative form of get a word in edgewise
GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE, verb. (idiomatic) (usually in negative form) To break into or participate in a conversation.
GET A WRIGGLE ON, verb. (idiomatic) To hurry up.
GET ABOUT, verb. To be mobile, physically active.
GET ABOUT, verb. To become widely known (also get out).
GET ABOUT, verb. To be seen in a variety of different places.
GET ACROSS, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
GET ACROSS, verb. (transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
GET ACTION, verb. To succeed at seduction and therefore sexual participation of another
GET AFTER, verb. To move into action in pursuit of something.
GET AFTER, verb. To move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.
GET AFTER, verb. To attempt to convince another to move into action.
GET AHEAD, verb. To advance toward success
GET AHEAD OF ONESELF, verb. (idiomatic) To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
GET AHEAD OF ONESELF, verb. (idiomatic) To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.
GET AHEAD OF ONESELF, verb. (idiomatic) To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.
GET AHOLD OF, verb. (transitive) Alternative form of get hold of
GET AHOLD OF ONESELF, verb. To calm down; to stop behaving in an erratic way.
GET ALONG, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) (often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
GET ALONG, verb. (idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough.
GET AROUND, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ around.
GET AROUND, verb. To move to the other side of an obstruction.
GET AROUND, verb. To come around something.
GET AROUND, verb. To avoid or bypass an obstacle.
GET AROUND, verb. To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.
GET AROUND, verb. To transport oneself from place to place.
GET AROUND, verb. (slang) To be sexually promiscuous.
GET AROUND TO, verb. To eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task.
GET AT, verb. To manage to gain access to.
GET AT, verb. To understand or ascertain by investigation.
GET AT, verb. To mean, signify.
GET AT, verb. To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
GET AT, verb. To persuade by intimidation, to tamper with.
GET AT, verb. (slang) To contact someone.
GET AWAY, verb. (literally) To move away (from).
GET AWAY, verb. (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).
GET AWAY, verb. (with to when used with an object) To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
GET AWAY, verb. To start moving; to depart.
GET AWAY, verb. To slip from one's control.
GET AWAY, interjection. Expressing disbelief.
GET AWAY, interjection. Sarcastically express disbelief, often to indicate that another's statement was obvious.
GET AWAY WITH, verb. (idiomatic) To escape punishment for.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER, verb. (idiomatic) To do something bad or illegal and not be punished.
GET BACK, verb. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
GET BACK, verb. (transitive) To retrieve, to have an item returned.
GET BACK, verb. (transitive) To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.
GET BACK AT, verb. (idiomatic) To retaliate; to take revenge.
GET BACK ON THE HORSE THAT BUCKED YOU, verb. (idiomatic) to return to something that previously caused harm.
GET BACK TO, verb. (transitive) Return to (an activity)
GET BACK TO, verb. (transitive) To return contact with (someone)
GET BENT, interjection. (idiomatic) (slang) Used to dismiss a person or what they are saying, and end the conversation.
GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE, verb. (idiomatic) To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset.
GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE, verb. Used other than as an idiom.
GET BETTER, verb. (literally) To improve.
GET BETTER, verb. (idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.
GET BLOOD FROM A STONE, verb. (idiomatic) To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.
GET BLOOD OUT OF A STONE, verb. (idiomatic) To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless, to pull teeth.
GET BUSY, verb. (idiomatic) Start working, usually in opposition to idleness.
GET BUSY, verb. (idiomatic) Have sex
GET BY, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
GET BY THE BALLS, verb. (idiomatic) To have complete control over someone, especially of a woman abusing a man's infatuation with her.
GET CARRIED AWAY, verb. (idiomatic) (intransitive) To become excessively involved, to take something too far.
GET CHANGED, verb. (idiomatic) To change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).
GET COLD FEET, verb. (idiomatic) (intransitive) to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
GET CRACKING, verb. (idiomatic) To get started; to get busy.
GET DOWN, verb. To bring or come down; descend.
GET DOWN, verb. To concentrate; attend.
GET DOWN, verb. To depress; discourage; fatigue.
GET DOWN, verb. To swallow.
GET DOWN, verb. To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
GET DOWN, verb. (informal) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
GET DOWN, verb. (informal) To dance with abandon.
GET DOWN, verb. (British) (informal) (of a child) To leave the table after dining.
GET DOWN, verb. (also take down) To record in writing.
GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS, verb. (idiomatic) Deal with the important details.
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, verb. (idiomatic) To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.
GET DOWN WITH, verb. To become good friends with somebody, or group of people
GET DOWN WITH, verb. To join in an activity with somebody, or group of people.
GET DOWN WITH, verb. To agree with, to accept.
GET DRESSED, verb. To dress; to put on clothes; to clothe oneself.
GET DRUNK, verb. (intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol.
GET DRUNK, verb. (transitive) To make drunk.
GET EVEN, verb. (idiomatic) To get revenge.
GET FREAKY, verb. (slang) To have sex.
GET FRESH, verb. (idiomatic) (informal) To flirt.
GET FUCKED, interjection. (vulgar) (offensive) A term used to express contempt.
GET FUCKED, interjection. (vulgar) (offensive) (dismissal) Go away, get lost.
GET FUCKED, interjection. (vulgar) (offensive) A curse meaning "go to hell".
GET GOING, verb. To leave, or depart.
GET GOING, verb. To begin or commence.
GET HIGH, verb. (idiomatic) To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances
GET HITCHED, verb. (colloquial) (intransitive) To get married, to wed.
GET HOLD OF, verb. (transitive) To obtain.
GET HOLD OF, verb. (transitive) To pick up or grab.
GET HOLD OF, verb. (transitive) To contact (a person).
GET HOLD OF, verb. (transitive) To control or stabilize (oneself).
GET IN, interjection. (UK) An exclamation of joy.
GET IN, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ in.
GET IN, verb. (transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
GET IN, verb. (intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access.
GET IN, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) (idiomatic) To secure membership at a selective school.
GET IN, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To be elected to some office.
GET IN ON, verb. (informal) To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.
GET IN ON THE ACT, verb. (idiomatic) to become involved in something.
GET IN SOMEONE'S HAIR, verb. (idiomatic) To annoy someone.
GET IN SOMEONE'S HAIR, verb. (idiomatic) To hinder someone or interfere with their actions.
GET IN THE WAY, verb. (intransitive) to obstruct, hinder, or interfere
GET IN WITH, verb. To become involved or associated with (especially a group of people)
GET INSIDE SOMEONE'S PANTS, verb. To have sex with (someone), especially for the first time.
GET INTO, verb. To move into an object, such that one ends up inside it.
GET INTO, verb. To reach into an object.
GET INTO, verb. To become involved in a discussion or issue.
GET INTO, verb. To enter an unfavourable state.
GET INTO, verb. To make behave uncharacteristically.
GET INTO ONE'S STRIDE, verb. (idiomatic) (UK) To become familiar with something recently learnt.
GET INTO SOMEONE'S PANTS, verb. (idiomatic) (colloquial) To have sex with.
GET INTO THE ACT, verb. To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.
GET INTO THE WRONG HANDS, verb. (idiomatic) To fall into the wrong hands.
GET INTO TROUBLE, verb. (intransitive) To perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.
GET INTO TROUBLE, verb. (intransitive) To fall into difficulty.
GET INTO TROUBLE, verb. (slang) (Usually said of an unmarried woman) to become pregnant.
GET IT, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ it.
GET IT, verb. (idiomatic) To get what's coming to one: to feel someone's wrath; to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating.
GET IT ON, verb. (slang) (idiomatic) To have sex.
GET IT ON, verb. (slang) (idiomatic) To engage in a fight.
GET IT ON, verb. (idiomatic) To hurry up; to get a move on.
GET IT OVER WITH, verb. (idiomatic) To do or finish, especially said of something unpleasant.
GET IT THROUGH ONE'S HEAD, verb. To figure an obvious fact out.
GET IT THROUGH ONE'S SKULL, verb. (colloquial) Synonym of get it through one's head.
GET IT UP, verb. (slang) (idiomatic) to achieve a penile erection
GET JIGGY, verb. (intransitive) (slang) To have sexual intercourse.
GET KNOTTED, interjection. (British) (imperative) A mildly offensive expression of refusal.
GET LAID, verb. (slang) (intransitive) To have sex.
GET LAID, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ laid.
GET LIFE, verb. Receive a life sentence
GET LOST, interjection. (idiomatic) (colloquial) (dismissal) Used to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.
GET LOST, verb. (intransitive) To lose one's way.
GET LOST, verb. (intransitive) To be absent, to seem to be absent.
GET LOST, verb. (intransitive) (usually in imperative and reported speech) To exit from the scene.
GET LUCKY, verb. (intransitive) To encounter luck.
GET LUCKY, verb. (intransitive) (slang) (usually said of a man) To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.
GET MARRIED, verb. To become married, to espouse.
GET MOVING, verb. (idiomatic) To start hurrying to undertake a task.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive) To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive and intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive and intransitive) To stop (doing something), to desist from (doing something).
GET OFF, verb. (transitive) To stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive and intransitive) To complete a shift or a day's work.
GET OFF, verb. (intransitive) To stop touching or interfering with something or someone.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive with object following “get”) (slang) To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner.
GET OFF, verb. (intransitive) (slang) To experience an orgasm or other sexual pleasure; to become sexually aroused.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive) (slang) (UK) To kiss; to smooch.
GET OFF, verb. (intransitive) To escape (with usually only mild consequences).
GET OFF, verb. (intransitive) To fall asleep.
GET OFF, verb. (transitive) (especially in an interrogative sentence) To behave in an presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner.
GET OFF, verb. (dated) To utter; to discharge.
GET OFF LIGHTLY, verb. (idiomatic) end up with a mild punishment
GET OFF OF SOMEONE'S CLOUD, verb. (UK) to refrain from pestering a person.
GET OFF ON, verb. (slang) To be excited or aroused by; to derive pleasure from.
GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, verb. Alternative form of start off on the wrong foot
GET OFF ONE'S ASS, verb. (US) (informal) To stop lazing around.
GET OFF ONE'S CHEST, verb. (idiomatic) to relieve oneself by talking to someone
GET OFF ONE'S HIGH HORSE, verb. (idiomatic) To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.
GET OFF SOMEONE'S BACK, verb. To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone.
GET OFF THE GROUND, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To succeed or begin to succeed.
GET OFF THE GROUND, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To make (something) succeed.
GET OFF WITH, verb. (British) (idiomatic) (informal) To have a romantic assignation with.
GET ON, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
GET ON, verb. (Can we verify([1]) this sense?) To subscribe to a point of view or policy.
GET ON, verb. (intransitive) To be successful.
GET ON, verb. (intransitive) (with "with") To progress (with).
GET ON, verb. (intransitive) To become late.
GET ON, verb. (intransitive) To become old.
GET ON, verb. (intransitive) To have a good relationship; to get along.
GET ON, verb. (transitive) To commence (an action).
GET ON, interjection. Expresses surprise or disbelief.
GET ON LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE, verb. (simile) To immediately start a good relationship with someone
GET ON SOMEONE'S BAD SIDE, verb. To mess with someone, to make someone angry
GET ON SOMEONE'S CASE, verb. (idiomatic) To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
GET ON SOMEONE'S LAST NERVE, verb. Alternative form of get on someone's nerves
GET ON SOMEONE'S NERVES, verb. (idiomatic) To annoy or irritate; to bother.
GET ON SOMEONE'S TITS, verb. (UK) (vulgar) (slang) To annoy or irritate.
GET ON SOMEONE'S WICK, verb. (UK) (idiomatic) To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
GET ON THE END OF, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To connect with.
GET ON THE STICK, verb. (idiom) To get started; to begin working; to become active.
GET ON TO, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get on,‎ to.
GET ON TO, verb. (UK) To contact (someone) in order to raise or discuss a certain matter.
GET ON TO, verb. To progress to; to start working on.
GET ON UP, verb. (colloquial) Get up.
GET ON UP, verb. (colloquial) To dance with abandon
GET ON WITH, verb. (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
GET ON WITH, verb. (transitive) To have a good relationship with.
GET ONE OVER ON, verb. Alternative form of put one over
GET ONE'S ACT TOGETHER, verb. (idiomatic) To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
GET ONE'S AFFAIRS IN ORDER, verb. Alternative form of put one's affairs in order
GET ONE'S ARSE IN GEAR, verb. (UK) (slang) To start performing a task effectively or start behaving better in general; to shape up.
GET ONE'S ASS IN GEAR, verb. (US) (idiomatic) To exert effective effort; to get going; to get moving; to start producing.
GET ONE'S ASS INTO GEAR, verb. Alternative form of get one's ass in gear
GET ONE'S BACK UP, verb. (idiomatic) To become angry, defensive, or irritable.
GET ONE'S BUTT SOMEWHERE, verb. (coarse) (idiomatic) Go somewhere, especially quickly.
GET ONE'S CLAWS INTO, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) Have a controlling influence over.
GET ONE'S CLAWS OUT, verb. (of an animal with claws) To prepare to attack or retaliate
GET ONE'S CLAWS OUT, verb. (of a person) (idiomatic) To prepare to attack or retaliate
GET ONE'S END AWAY, verb. (idiomatic) To have sex.
GET ONE'S EYE IN, verb. (chiefly UK) (sports) To become accustomed to the playing conditions, and thus bring one's hand-eye coordination to a reasonable level.
GET ONE'S EYE IN, verb. (chiefly UK) To develop a perceptual skill, especially visual.
GET ONE'S FEET WET, verb. (idiomatic) To begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.
GET ONE'S FILL, verb. (idiomatic) to be satisfied, to have enough of something.
GET ONE'S FINGER OUT, verb. (intransitive) To free one's finger.
GET ONE'S FINGER OUT, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To proceed with the matter in hand.
GET ONE'S FOOT IN THE DOOR, verb. (idiomatic) To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.
GET ONE'S FREAK ON, verb. (US) (idiomatic) (slang) To have sex.
GET ONE'S FREAK ON, verb. (US) (idiomatic) (slang) To dance.
GET ONE'S FREAK ON, verb. (US) (idiomatic) (slang) To go crazy; to freak out.
GET ONE'S FREAK ON, verb. (US) (idiomatic) (slang) To party.
GET ONE'S HAND IN, verb. To make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
GET ONE'S HANDS DIRTY, verb. (idiomatic) to get involved with the unpleasant parts, or the lowest levels, of a task.
GET ONE'S HANDS ON, verb. (idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
GET ONE'S HEAD AROUND, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To understand; fathom; solve.
GET ONE'S HOPES UP, verb. (idiomatic) To become enthusiastic about something that is going to happen.
GET ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER, verb. Alternative form of put one's house in order
GET ONE'S JUICES FLOWING, verb. (idiomatic) () to inspire creativity and thought.
GET ONE'S JUICES FLOWING, verb. (idiomatic) (said of a women) to sexually excite, to tantalize.
GET ONE'S KIT OFF, verb. (British) (slang) To undress or be naked with the intention of being seen naked.
GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A KNOT, verb. Alternative form of get one's knickers in a bunch
GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A TWIST, verb. (idiomatic) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.
GET ONE'S LEG OVER, verb. (intransitive) (slang) To have sex
GET ONE'S LEG OVER, verb. Literally: for a person to lift his or her leg over something.
GET ONE'S MARCHING ORDERS, verb. (idiomatic) To be dismissed disgracefully
GET ONE'S MONEY'S WORTH, verb. (business) In a transaction, to receive a good or service which is considered to be of a value equal to or greater than the amount of money expended.
GET ONE'S MONEY'S WORTH, verb. (idiomatic) (by extension) To derive satisfaction from an experience or occurrence; to have one's expectations or hopes fulfilled.
GET ONE'S OWN BACK, verb. To avenge oneself.
GET ONE'S PANTIES IN A BUNCH, verb. (idiomatic) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter. Can be used even towards males in either a humorous or insulting manner.
GET ONE'S SHIRT OUT, verb. (idiomatic) (dated) To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.
GET ONE'S SHORTS IN A KNOT, verb. (idiomatic) Alternative form of get one's knickers in a twist
GET ONE'S SKATES ON, verb. (informal) (idiomatic) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.
GET ONE'S TEETH INTO, verb. Alternative form of sink one's teeth into
GET ONE'S TITS IN A WRINGER, verb. (idiomatic) (slang) To get into trouble
GET ONE'S UNDIES IN A BUNDLE, verb. Alternative form of get one's knickers in a twist
GET ONE'S WIRES CROSSED, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up; to make a mistake.
GET ONE'S YA-YAS OUT, verb. (US) (slang) To behave in a wild and carefree manner, so as to use up excess energy or exuberance.
GET ONTO, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ onto.
GET ONTO, verb. To move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand.
GET ONTO, verb. To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
GET ONTO, verb. To connect, especially to the Internet or a network.
GET ONTO, verb. (transitive) To scold someone.
GET OPEN, verb. (sports) Of a player in a team sport, to evade defenders and thereby create a gap allowing another player to pass the ball to that player.
GET OUT, verb. To leave or escape
GET OUT, verb. To come out of a situation ; to escape a fate
GET OUT, verb. To help someone leave
GET OUT, verb. To leave a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
GET OUT, verb. To become known.
GET OUT, verb. To spend free time out of the house.
GET OUT, verb. To publish something, or make a product available.
GET OUT, verb. To say something with difficulty.
GET OUT, verb. To clean something. To eliminate dirt or stains.
GET OUT, verb. To take something from its container.
GET OUT, interjection. Indicating incredulity.
GET OUT, interjection. (UK) (slang) Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.
GET OUT AT HAYMARKET, verb. (euphemistic) To practise coitus interruptus, the withdrawal method of contraception.
GET OUT OF, verb. To leave, exit, or become free of.
GET OUT OF, verb. To circumvent some obligation entirely.
GET OUT OF BED ON THE WRONG SIDE, verb. (idiomatic) To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
GET OUT OF DODGE, verb. (US) (idiomatic) To leave; in particular to leave a difficult or dangerous environment with all possible haste.
GET OUT OF HERE, verb. Used other than as an idiom. To leave or exit a place.
GET OUT OF HERE, interjection. Used other than as an idiom. Command for someone to leave immediately.
GET OUT OF HERE, interjection. (idiomatic) (informal) An exclamation of disbelief
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, noun. (idiomatic) something that will relieve an undesired situation
GET OUT OF TOWN, interjection. Expression of incredulity.
GET OUT WHILE THE GETTING'S GOOD, verb. (colloquial) To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.
GET OUT WHILE THE GETTING'S GOOD, verb. (idiomatic) (colloquial) To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.
GET OUTSIDE, verb. (informal) (transitive) To consume (eat or drink).
GET OUTSIDE, verb. (chiefly intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ outside.
GET OUTTA, verb. (colloquial) Eye dialect spelling of to get out of.
GET OUTTA HERE, interjection. Eye dialect spelling of get out of here.
GET OUTTA HERE, interjection. (colloquial) Used to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.
GET OUTTA HERE, interjection. (idiomatic) (colloquial) Indicating disbelief or requesting confirmation.
GET OVER, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To overcome
GET OVER, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To recover (from)
GET OVER, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To forget and move on
GET OVER, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To successfully communicate; to get across.
GET OVER, verb. (rugby) To score a try
GET OVER ON, verb. (transitive) (slang) To have sex with.
GET OVER ON, verb. (transitive) (informal) To take advantage of.
GET OVER WITH, verb. Variant of get it over with
GET PHYSICAL, verb. To begin to make physical contact:
GET PHYSICAL, verb. To begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
GET PHYSICAL, verb. To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse); to have sex.
GET READY, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ ready.
GET READY, verb. (transitive) To prepare, to make ready or prepared
GET READY, verb. (intransitive) To prepare, to make oneself prepared
GET REAL, interjection. Expresses disbelief, or used to make someone face reality.
GET RID OF, verb. (transitive) to dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose
GET ROUND TO, verb. Alternative form of get around to
GET SCREWED, interjection. (vulgar) (offensive) (dismissal) Go away, get lost.
GET SICK, verb. (literally) To become sick.
GET SICK, verb. (euphemistic) To vomit.
GET SOME, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ some.
GET SOME, verb. (US) (euphemistic) (informal) To have sex.
GET SOME, verb. (dysphemism) (informal) To attack or physically assault in a rapid manner.
GET SOME AIR, verb. (idiomatic) To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.
GET SOMEONE ONTO SOMETHING, verb. (informal) To introduce someone to something.
GET SOMEONE'S BACK UP, verb. (idiomatic) To annoy or anger a person, either deliberately or inadvertently.
GET SOMEONE'S GOAT, verb. (idiomatic) To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense.
GET SOMEONE'S NUMBER, verb. Alternative form of have someone's number
GET SOMEONE'S POINT, verb. Alternative form of see someone's point
GET SOMETHING OFF ONE'S CHEST, verb. (idiomatic) Alternative form of get off one's chest
GET SOMETHING OVER WITH, verb. (idiomatic) To do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.
GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT, verb. (idiomatic) To understand; to clarify.
GET STUCK IN, verb. (idiomatic) (British) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards.
GET STUCK INTO, verb. (UK) (Australia) (NZ) Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
GET STUCK INTO, verb. (UK) To start eating.
GET STUCK INTO, verb. (Australia) To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.
GET STUFFED, interjection. (UK) (colloquial) (dismissal) Used to tell somebody to go away or to leave one alone.
GET TAKEN IN, verb. (idiomatic) To be fooled; to fall for.
GET TAKEN IN, verb. (idiomatic) To be unofficially fostered.
GET THE BACON BAD, verb. (slang) (idiomatic) (Northeastern US) To be morbidly obese.
GET THE BALL ROLLING, verb. (idiomatic) To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
GET THE BEST OF, verb. Alternative form of get the better of
GET THE BETTER OF, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To overwhelm or overcome
GET THE BETTER OF, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To trick or con.
GET THE BETTER OF, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To gain an advantage over.
GET THE BOOT, verb. (idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment.
GET THE BOOT, verb. (idiomatic) To be voted off a competition in a reality television show.
GET THE CHOP, verb. (idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment
GET THE CHOP, verb. (idiomatic) To be eliminated from a competition in a reality television program.
GET THE DRIFT, verb. (idiomatic) To understand, at least at some basic or general level.
GET THE DROP ON, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To point one's firearm at another person, thereby gaining dominance over a situation.
GET THE DROP ON, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) (by extension) To obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person.
GET THE ELBOW, verb. (idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment.
GET THE GOODS ON, verb. (idiomatic) To acquire knowledge or develop evidence that reveals the truth about someone's character or behavior, especially criminal behavior.
GET THE HANG OF, verb. (idiomatic) To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.
GET THE HINT, verb. To take a hint.
GET THE JOB DONE, verb. To fulfil one's task, to do what is required to do
GET THE KNACK, verb. To develop proficiency in an area that requires an acquired skill.
GET THE LAST LAUGH, verb. Alternative form of have the last laugh
GET THE LEAD OUT, verb. (idiomatic) (dated) to go faster; to hurry up
GET THE MEANING, verb. Synonym of take the meaning.
GET THE MEMO, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ memo.
GET THE MEMO, verb. To receive an item of information.
GET THE MEMO, verb. (informal) To be aware of the current state of affairs.
GET THE PICTURE, verb. (idiomatic) To understand or comprehend; to interpret correctly.
GET THE POINT, verb. (idiomatic) To understand; to interpret correctly.
GET THE SACK, verb. (idiomatic) (chiefly British) To be dismissed from employment.
GET THE TIME, verb. (idiomatic) (intransitive) Have a free period of time to do something.
GET THE WIND UP, verb. (idiomatic) (British) To become frightened or disturbed.
GET THERE, verb. Arrive at a destination
GET THERE, verb. (idiomatic) succeed.
GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD, verb. (idiomatic) To begin or launch; to get going.
GET THROUGH, verb. To overcome; to endure.
GET THROUGH, verb. To complete; to finish.
GET THROUGH TO, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) To succeed in communicating with (after initial difficulty).
GET TIED UP, verb. (idiomatic) To be detained or delayed.
GET TIED UP, verb. To be restrained with rope or cord.
GET TO, verb. To reach, arrive at.
GET TO, verb. To be allowed, to have permission.
GET TO, verb. To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
GET TO, verb. To track down and intimidate.
GET TO FIRST BASE, verb. To get as far as the first phrase or milestone of a goal.
GET TO FIRST BASE, verb. To get as far as kissing in sexual advances.
GET TO FUCK, interjection. (UK) (vulgar) (slang) Go away!; Fuck off!
GET TO FUCK, interjection. (UK) (vulgar) (slang) Expression of disagreement or disbelief.
GET TO FUCK, interjection. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ to,‎ fuck.
GET TO GRASS, verb. (mining) To leave a mine and get to the surface, particularly to escape an underground disaster.
GET TO GRIPS WITH, verb. (idiomatic) (chiefly UK) To deal (with something) decisively, or to confront (it) head on.
GET TO GRIPS WITH, verb. (idiomatic) (chiefly UK) To battle (with something).
GET TO GRIPS WITH, verb. (idiomatic) (chiefly UK) To gain an understanding (of something).
GET TO KNOW, verb. (transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something).
GET TO ONE'S FEET, verb. To stand up.
GET TO SECOND BASE, verb. To get as far as feeling up in sexual advances.
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, verb. (idiomatic) To understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
GET TO THE POINT, verb. (idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.
GET TOGETHER, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ together.
GET TOGETHER, verb. To meet, to gather together, to congregate
GET TOGETHER, verb. To accumulate, to gather
GET TOGETHER, verb. To agree
GET TOGETHER, verb. (idiomatic) (intransitive) To start dating; to start being a couple.
GET TURNED AROUND, verb. To get lost, to lose one's way.
GET UNDER SOMEONE'S SKIN, verb. (idiomatic) To irritate someone.
GET UNDER SOMEONE'S SKIN, verb. (idiomatic) To make a memorable impression or have a strong effect on someone; to impact someone's feelings.
GET UNDERWAY, verb. To initiate a project; to make a start
GET UNDERWAY, verb. To begin to move (especially of a ship)
GET UP, verb. (literally) To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.
GET UP, verb. To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up)
GET UP, verb. To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
GET UP, verb. To materialise; to grow stronger.
GET UP, verb. To bring together, amass.
GET UP, verb. To gather or grow larger by accretion.
GET UP, verb. (sports) To go towards the attacking goal.
GET UP, verb. (UK) (Australia) (colloquial) To criticise.
GET UP, verb. (colloquial) To annoy.
GET UP, verb. To dress in a certain way, especially extravagantly.
GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, verb. (idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.
GET UP SOMEONE'S ASS, verb. (rare) (vulgar) to irritate or annoy intensely
GET UP SOMEONE'S NOSE, verb. (idiomatic) (slang) To annoy someone; to get on somebody's nerves.
GET UP THE YARD, interjection. (idiomatic) (Dublin) Get lost!
GET UP THE YARD, interjection. (idiomatic) (Dublin) Nonsense! I don't believe you.
GET UP THE YARD, interjection. (idiomatic) (Dublin) I disagree.
GET UP TO, verb. To do something, especially something that you should not do
GET UP WITH THE CHICKENS, verb. (idiomatic) to wake up early
GET USED, verb. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ used.
GET USED, verb. (intransitive) Become accustomed to something, to acclimate, to adjust
GET WELL, verb. (idiomatic) To recover from an illness or injury.
GET WELL, verb. (idiomatic) (business) To recover from financial straits.
GET WET, verb. (literally) To come into contact with water or another liquid.
GET WET, verb. (idiomatic) Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.
GET WHAT'S COMING TO ONE, verb. (idiomatic) To experience the consequences of one's action.
GET WIND, verb. (dated) To be divulged; to become public.
GET WIND OF, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.
GET WISE, verb. (intransitive) (slang) (often with "to" or with "with") To be impertinent.
GET WISE, verb. (intransitive) (slang) (often with "to") To see through deceit.
GET WITH, verb. (transitive) To be in the company of; to accompany; to become intimate with.
GET WITH, verb. (transitive) To impregnate.
GET WITH, verb. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) (UK) (slang) To get off with.
GET WITH CHILD, verb. To impregnate.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM, verb. To become organized, current, or aware.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM, verb. To work productively toward the objective of a shared enterprise, especially after the objective or the environment has changed.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM, verb. To comply with the norms of a social group, especially a shared enterprise.
GET WITH THE PROGRAMME, verb. British spelling form of get with the program
GET WITH THE TIMES, verb. (idiomatic) (slang) to become cognizant of modern trends, words or ideas
GET WORK DONE, verb. To receive plastic surgery.

Dictionary definition

GET, noun. A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. 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, verb. 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".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling".
GET, verb. Take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him".
GET, verb. Achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill".
GET, verb. 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, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter".
GET, verb. 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, verb. Reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?".
GET, verb. Acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?".
GET, verb. Purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?".
GET, verb. Perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time".
GET, verb. Suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!".
GET, verb. Receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison".
GET, verb. Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!".
GET, verb. Reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving".
GET, verb. Irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me".
GET, verb. Evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time".
GET, verb. Apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs".
GET, verb. Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls".
GET, verb. Overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish".
GET, verb. 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".
GET, verb. 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, verb. 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".
GET, verb. Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them".

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway