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Noun
S: (n) get (a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent)
Verb
(235)S: (v) get, acquire (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"
(157)S: (v) become, go, get (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!"
(82)S: (v) get, let, have (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"
(64)S: (v) receive, get, find, obtain, incur (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"
(58)S: (v) arrive, get, come (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress) "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
(45)S: (v) bring, get, convey, fetch (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"
(36)S: (v) experience, receive, have, get (go through (mental or physical states or experiences)) "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
(14)S: (v) pay back, pay off, get, fix (take vengeance on or get even) "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
(9)S: (v) have, get, make (achieve a point or goal) "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
(7)S: (v) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (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"
(4)S: (v) get, catch, capture (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase) "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
(4)S: (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire (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"
(4)S: (v) contract, take, get (be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness) "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
(3)S: (v) get (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"
(3)S: (v) make, get (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"
(2)S: (v) drive, get, aim (move into a desired direction of discourse) "What are you driving at?"
(2)S: (v) catch, get (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"
(1)S: (v) catch, arrest, get (attract and fix) "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
(1)S: (v) get, catch (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"
(1)S: (v) get (reach by calculation) "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
S: (v) get (acquire as a result of some effort or action) "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
S: (v) get (purchase) "What did you get at the toy store?"
S: (v) catch, get (perceive by hearing) "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
S: (v) catch, get (suffer from the receipt of) "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
S: (v) get, receive (receive as a retribution or punishment) "He got 5 years in prison"
S: (v) get (reach and board) "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
S: (v) get, get under one's skin (irritate) "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
S: (v) get (evoke an emotional response) "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
S: (v) catch, get (apprehend and reproduce accurately) "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
S: (v) draw, get (earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher) "He drew a base on balls"
S: (v) get (overcome or destroy) "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
S: (v) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence (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"
S: (v) suffer, sustain, have, get (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"