eng: get

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

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