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