a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
get
make (offspring) by reproduction
beget
get
engender
father
mother
sire
generate
bring_forth
- Abraham begot Isaac
- John fathered four daughters
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
suffer
sustain
have
get
- 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
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
get_down
begin
get
start_out
start
set_about
set_out
commence
- 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
be a mystery or bewildering to
perplex
vex
stick
get
puzzle
mystify
baffle
beat
pose
bewilder
flummox
stupefy
nonplus
gravel
amaze
dumbfound
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
overcome or destroy
get
- The ice storm got my hibiscus
- the cat got the goldfish
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
draw
get
- He drew a base on balls
apprehend and reproduce accurately
catch
get
- She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
- She got the mood just right in her photographs
evoke an emotional response
get
- Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time
irritate
get
get_under_one's_skin
- Her childish behavior really get to me
- His lying really gets me
reach and board
get
- She got the bus just as it was leaving
leave immediately
scram
buzz_off
fuck_off
get
bugger_off
- used usually in the imperative form
- Scram!
receive as a retribution or punishment
get
receive
- He got 5 years in prison
suffer from the receipt of
catch
get
- She will catch hell for this behavior!
perceive by hearing
catch
get
- I didn't catch your name
- She didn't get his name when they met the first time
purchase
get
- What did you get at the toy store?
acquire as a result of some effort or action
get
- You cannot get water out of a stone
- Where did she get these news?
reach by calculation
get
- What do you get when you add up these numbers?
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
get
catch
- the rock caught her in the back of the head
- The blow got him in the back
- The punch caught him in the stomach
attract and fix
catch
arrest
get
- His look caught her
- She caught his eye
- Catch the attention of the waiter
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
catch
get
- 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
move into a desired direction of discourse
drive
get
aim
- What are you driving at?
give certain properties to something
make
get
- 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
communicate with a place or person
get
- 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
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
contract
take
get
- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
grow
develop
produce
get
acquire
- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
get
catch
capture
- We finally got the suspect
- Did you catch the thief?
cause to do
induce
stimulate
cause
have
get
make
- 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
achieve a point or goal
have
get
make
- Nicklaus had a 70
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
- She made 29 points that day
take vengeance on or get even
pay_back
pay_off
get
fix
- We'll get them!
- That'll fix him good!
- This time I got him
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
experience
receive
have
get
- get an idea
- experience vertigo
- get nauseous
- receive injuries
- have a feeling
go or come after and bring or take back
bring
get
convey
fetch
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
reach a destination
arrive
get
come
- arrive by movement or progress
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
receive
get
find
obtain
incur
- 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
cause to move
get
let
have
- 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
enter or assume a certain state or condition
become
go
get
- 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!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
get
acquire
- 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
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