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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  get 
 
  14  of  37  senses  of  get 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  acquire 
  =>  isolate 
  =>  win  back  get  back 
  =>  press  out  express,  extract 
  =>  capture,  catch 
  =>  come  by 
  =>  buy  purchase 
  =>  lease,  rent,  hire,  charter,  engage,  take 
  =>  receive,  have 
  =>  turn 
  =>  buy 
  =>  find 
  =>  glom 
  =>  enter  upon  come  upon  luck  into 
  =>  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find 
  =>  accept  take  have 
  =>  obtain 
  =>  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  catch 
  =>  recover,  recoup 
  =>  reclaim,  repossess 
  =>  find  regain 
  =>  win,  gain 
  =>  gain,  take  in  clear,  make  earn,  realize,  realise,  pull  in  bring  in 
  =>  earn,  garner 
  =>  profit,  gain,  benefit 
  =>  partake,  share,  partake  in 
  =>  preempt 
  =>  collect,  pick  up  gather  up  call  for 
  =>  inherit,  come  into 
  =>  borrow 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  get 
  =>  poll 
 
  Sense  2 
  become  go  get 
  =>  sober  up  sober 
  =>  sober  up  sober 
  =>  work 
  =>  take  effect 
  =>  run 
  =>  take 
  =>  break 
  =>  settle 
  =>  come 
 
  Sense  4 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  5 
  arrive,  get  come 
  =>  land,  set  down 
  =>  drive  in 
  =>  land,  put  down  bring  down 
  =>  land,  set  ashore,  shore 
  =>  come  come  in 
  =>  reach,  hit,  attain 
  =>  flood  in 
  =>  pull  in  get  in  move  in  draw  in 
  =>  plump  in 
 
  Sense  6 
  bring  get  convey,  fetch 
  =>  retrieve 
  =>  deliver 
 
  Sense  7 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  10 
  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
  =>  decide 
  =>  persuade 
  =>  bring 
  =>  encourage 
  =>  let 
  =>  lead 
  =>  prompt,  inspire,  instigate 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  catch,  capture 
  =>  recapture,  retake 
  =>  lasso,  rope 
 
  Sense  12 
  grow,  develop,  produce,  get  acquire 
  =>  fledge,  feather 
  =>  regrow 
  =>  spring 
  =>  sprout 
  =>  stool,  tiller 
  =>  leaf 
  =>  pod 
  =>  teethe 
  =>  pupate 
  =>  work  up  get  up 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  13 
  contract,  take  get 
  =>  catch 
 
  Sense  15 
  make  get 
  =>  render 
  =>  get  let  have 
  =>  leave 
 
  Sense  34 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
 
  Sense  35 
  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
  =>  strike  out 
  =>  fall 
  =>  launch 
  =>  jump  off 
  =>  get  to 
  =>  auspicate 
  =>  attack 
  =>  break  in 
  =>  plunge,  launch 
  =>  come  on 
  =>  embark,  enter 
  =>  get  cracking,  bestir  oneself,  get  going,  get  moving  get  weaving,  get  started,  get  rolling 
 
  Sense  36 
  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  crack  up  crack,  crock  up  break  up  collapse 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  get 
 
  14  of  37  senses  of  get 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  acquire 
  =>  isolate 
  =>  preisolate 
  =>  win  back  get  back 
  =>  press  out  express,  extract 
  =>  ream 
  =>  capture,  catch 
  =>  hunt,  run,  hunt  down  track  down 
  =>  snipe 
  =>  whale 
  =>  still-hunt,  ambush 
  =>  drive 
  =>  drive 
  =>  rabbit 
  =>  fowl 
  =>  grouse 
  =>  snipe 
  =>  poach 
  =>  seal 
  =>  ferret 
  =>  course 
  =>  foxhunt 
  =>  tree 
  =>  jacklight,  jack 
  =>  forage 
  =>  hawk 
  =>  falcon 
  =>  fowl 
  =>  scrounge,  forage 
  =>  bag 
  =>  batfowl 
  =>  recapture 
  =>  rat 
  =>  trap,  entrap,  snare,  ensnare,  trammel 
  =>  gin 
  =>  come  by 
  =>  stumble,  hit 
  =>  buy  purchase 
  =>  take 
  =>  get 
  =>  subscribe,  subscribe  to  take 
  =>  take  over  buy  out  buy  up 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  take  out  buy  food 
  =>  impulse-buy 
  =>  lease,  rent,  hire,  charter,  engage,  take 
  =>  receive,  have 
  =>  take  in  take  up 
  =>  fuel 
  =>  refuel 
  =>  accept 
  =>  fence 
  =>  graduate 
  =>  inherit 
  =>  turn 
  =>  buy 
  =>  find 
  =>  glom 
  =>  enter  upon  come  upon  luck  into 
  =>  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find 
  =>  accept  take  have 
  =>  accept  admit  take  take  on 
  =>  welcome 
  =>  honor,  honour 
  =>  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up 
  =>  obtain 
  =>  carry 
  =>  excavate,  dig  up  turn  up 
  =>  grub  up  grub  out 
  =>  nuzzle 
  =>  disinter,  exhume 
  =>  extort,  wring  from 
  =>  pry,  prise 
  =>  procure,  secure 
  =>  copyright 
  =>  patent 
  =>  engage,  enlist 
  =>  recruit 
  =>  extract 
  =>  take  out 
  =>  get  in  get  into 
  =>  eke  out  squeeze  out 
  =>  mooch,  bum,  cadge,  grub,  sponge 
  =>  freeload 
  =>  derive,  gain 
  =>  reap,  draw 
  =>  shop 
  =>  snag 
  =>  grab 
  =>  outsource 
  =>  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  access 
  =>  log  in  log  on  login 
  =>  catch 
  =>  recover,  recoup 
  =>  make  up  catch  up  with 
  =>  reclaim,  repossess 
  =>  distrain 
  =>  foreclose 
  =>  find  regain 
  =>  feel 
  =>  locate,  turn  up 
  =>  unearth 
  =>  pinpoint,  nail 
  =>  fall  upon  strike,  come  upon  light  upon  chance  upon  come  across  chance  on  happen  upon  attain,  discover 
  =>  rout  up  rout  out 
  =>  win,  gain 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  gain,  take  in  clear,  make  earn,  realize,  realise,  pull  in  bring  in 
  =>  eke  out  squeeze  out 
  =>  profit 
  =>  line  one's  pockets 
  =>  turn  a  nice  dime,  turn  a  nice  penny,  turn  a  nice  dollar 
  =>  clean  up 
  =>  scoop,  make  a  scoop 
  =>  rake  off 
  =>  take  home,  bring  home 
  =>  rake  in  shovel  in 
  =>  gross 
  =>  yield,  pay  bear 
  =>  net,  clear 
  =>  pay  off 
  =>  earn,  garner 
  =>  letter 
  =>  profit,  gain,  benefit 
  =>  cash  in  on 
  =>  profiteer 
  =>  capitalize,  capitalise,  take  advantage 
  =>  pyramid 
  =>  net,  sack,  sack  up  clear 
  =>  partake,  share,  partake  in 
  =>  cut  in 
  =>  preempt 
  =>  collect,  pick  up  gather  up  call  for 
  =>  inherit,  come  into 
  =>  borrow 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  get 
  =>  poll 
 
  Sense  2 
  become  go  get 
  =>  sober  up  sober 
  =>  sober  up  sober 
  =>  work 
  =>  take  effect 
  =>  run 
  =>  take 
  =>  break 
  =>  settle 
  =>  come 
 
  Sense  4 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  5 
  arrive,  get  come 
  =>  land,  set  down 
  =>  alight,  light,  perch 
  =>  force-land 
  =>  beach 
  =>  port 
  =>  disembark,  debark,  set  down 
  =>  touch  down 
  =>  undershoot 
  =>  belly-land 
  =>  crash  land 
  =>  ditch 
  =>  drive  in 
  =>  land,  put  down  bring  down 
  =>  land,  set  ashore,  shore 
  =>  come  come  in 
  =>  reach,  hit,  attain 
  =>  max  out 
  =>  break  even 
  =>  flood  in 
  =>  pull  in  get  in  move  in  draw  in 
  =>  plump  in 
 
  Sense  6 
  bring  get  convey,  fetch 
  =>  retrieve 
  =>  deliver 
  =>  misdeliver 
  =>  serve,  process,  swear  out 
  =>  subpoena 
  =>  drop,  set  down  put  down  unload,  discharge 
  =>  wharf 
  =>  air-drop 
  =>  consign 
 
  Sense  7 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  crack  up  crack,  crock  up  break  up  collapse 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  10 
  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
  =>  decide 
  =>  persuade 
  =>  bring  round,  bring  around 
  =>  badger 
  =>  sell 
  =>  chat  up 
  =>  talk  into 
  =>  rope  in 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
  =>  soft-soap 
  =>  browbeat,  bully,  swagger 
  =>  convert,  win  over  convince 
  =>  proselytize 
  =>  disarm 
  =>  brainwash 
  =>  charm,  influence,  tempt 
  =>  magnetize,  mesmerize,  mesmerise,  bewitch,  spellbind 
  =>  prevail 
  =>  drag 
  =>  tempt 
  =>  seduce,  score,  make 
  =>  bring 
  =>  encourage 
  =>  let 
  =>  lead 
  =>  give 
  =>  prompt,  inspire,  instigate 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  =>  force,  thrust 
  =>  stick,  sting 
  =>  walk 
  =>  parade,  exhibit,  march 
  =>  march 
  =>  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  turn  up  the  heat,  turn  up  the  pressure 
  =>  drive 
  =>  bludgeon 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  squeeze  for 
  =>  dragoon,  railroad 
  =>  terrorize,  terrorise 
  =>  bring  oneself 
  =>  clamor 
  =>  condemn 
  =>  shame 
  =>  enforce,  implement,  apply 
  =>  clamp  down  get  tough 
  =>  run 
  =>  execute 
  =>  give 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  catch,  capture 
  =>  recapture,  retake 
  =>  lasso,  rope 
 
  Sense  12 
  grow,  develop,  produce,  get  acquire 
  =>  fledge,  feather 
  =>  regrow 
  =>  spring 
  =>  sprout 
  =>  stool,  tiller 
  =>  leaf 
  =>  pod 
  =>  teethe 
  =>  pupate 
  =>  work  up  get  up 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  13 
  contract,  take  get 
  =>  catch 
  =>  catch  cold 
 
  Sense  15 
  make  get 
  =>  render 
  =>  get  let  have 
  =>  leave 
 
  Sense  34 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
  =>  defy,  resist,  refuse 
  =>  beggar 
 
  Sense  35 
  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
  =>  strike  out 
  =>  fall 
  =>  launch 
  =>  jump  off 
  =>  get  to 
  =>  auspicate 
  =>  attack 
  =>  break  in 
  =>  plunge,  launch 
  =>  come  on 
  =>  embark,  enter 
  =>  take  up 
  =>  get  cracking,  bestir  oneself,  get  going,  get  moving  get  weaving,  get  started,  get  rolling 
 
  Sense  36 
  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  crack  up  crack,  crock  up  break  up  collapse 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  get 
 
  3  of  37  senses  of  get 
 
  Sense  6 
  bring  get  convey,  fetch 
  =>  come  come  up 
 
  Sense  7 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  20 
  get 
  =>  calculate,  cipher,  cypher,  compute,  work  out  reckon,  figure 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  get 
 
  37  senses  of  get 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  2 
  become  go  get 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  Also  See->  get  on#6;  get  along#3;  get  over#4;  get  ahead#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  let  have 
  =>  make  get 
 
  Sense  4 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  5 
  arrive,  get  come 
 
  Sense  6 
  bring  get  convey,  fetch 
  =>  transmit,  transfer,  transport,  channel,  channelize 
 
  Sense  7 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
 
  Sense  8 
  pay  back  pay  off  get  fix 
  =>  get  even  get  back 
 
  Sense  9 
  have  get  make 
  =>  score,  hit,  tally,  rack  up 
 
  Sense  10 
  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  catch,  capture 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Sense  12 
  grow,  develop,  produce,  get  acquire 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  13 
  contract,  take  get 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
 
  Sense  14 
  get 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  15 
  make  get 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  16 
  drive,  get  aim 
  =>  mean  intend 
 
  Sense  17 
  catch,  get 
  =>  understand 
 
  Sense  18 
  catch,  arrest,  get 
  =>  attract,  pull  pull  in  draw  in 
 
  Sense  19 
  get  catch 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  20 
  get 
 
  Sense  21 
  may  can,  get 
 
  Sense  22 
  get 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  23 
  get 
  =>  buy  purchase 
 
  Sense  24 
  catch,  get 
  =>  hear 
 
  Sense  25 
  catch,  get 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
 
  Sense  26 
  get  receive 
 
  Sense  27 
  scram,  buzz  off  fuck  off  get  bugger  off 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
 
  Sense  28 
  get 
  =>  catch 
 
  Sense  29 
  get 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  30 
  get 
  =>  touch,  stir 
 
  Sense  31 
  catch,  get 
  =>  reproduce 
 
  Sense  32 
  draw,  get 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
 
  Sense  33 
  get 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
 
  Sense  34 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
 
  Sense  35 
  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
 
  Sense  36 
  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
 
  Sense  37 
  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  get 
 
  get  used  as  a  verb  is  extremely  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  37) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  get 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  4 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  arrive,  get  come 
 
  Sense  28 
  get 
  =>  catch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  17 
  catch,  get 
  =>  understand 
 
  Sense  20 
  get 
 
  Sense  22 
  get 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  31 
  catch,  get 
  =>  reproduce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  25 
  catch,  get 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
 
  Sense  26 
  get  receive 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  29 
  get 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  30 
  get 
  =>  touch,  stir 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  become  go  get 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  let  have 
  =>  make  get 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  bring  get  convey,  fetch 
  =>  transmit,  transfer,  transport,  channel,  channelize 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  pay  back  pay  off  get  fix 
  =>  get  even  get  back 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  have  get  make 
  =>  score,  hit,  tally,  rack  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  catch,  capture 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  grow,  develop,  produce,  get  acquire 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  contract,  take  get 
  =>  sicken,  come  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  get 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  15 
  make  get 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  16 
  drive,  get  aim 
  =>  mean  intend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  18 
  catch,  arrest,  get 
  =>  attract,  pull  pull  in  draw  in 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  19 
  get  catch 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  21 
  may  can,  get 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  23 
  get 
  =>  buy  purchase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  24 
  catch,  get 
  =>  hear 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  27 
  scram,  buzz  off  fuck  off  get  bugger  off 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  32 
  draw,  get 
  =>  effect,  effectuate,  bring  about  set  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  33 
  get 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  34 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  35 
  begin,  get  start  out  start  set  about  set  out  commence 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  36 
  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  37 
  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  get 
 
  The  verb  get  has  37  senses  (first  20  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (235)  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") 
  2.  (157)  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!") 
  3.  (82)  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") 
  4.  (64)  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") 
  5.  (58)  arrive,  get  come  --  (reach  a  destination;  arrive  by  movement  or  by  making  progress;  "She  arrived  home  at  7  o'clock";  "He  got  into  college";  "She  didn't  get  to  Chicago  until  after  midnight") 
  6.  (45)  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") 
  7.  (36)  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo  --  (of  mental  or  physical  states  or  experiences:  "get  an  idea";  "experience  vertigo";  "get  nauseous";  "undergo  a  strange  sensation";  "The  chemical  undergoes  a  sudden  change";  "The  fluid  undergoes  shear";  "receive  injuries";  "have  a  feeling") 
  8.  (14)  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.  (9)  have  get  make  --  (achieve  a  point  or  goal,  as  in  a  sport;  "Nicklaus  had  a  70";  "The  Brazilian  team  got  4  goals";  "She  made  29  points  that  day") 
  10.  (7)  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") 
  11.  (4)  get  catch,  capture  --  (succeed  in  catching  or  seizing,  ,  esp.  after  a  chase;  "We  finally  got  the  suspect";  "Did  you  catch  the  thief?") 
  12.  (4)  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") 
  13.  (4)  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") 
  14.  (3)  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") 
  15.  (3)  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  famous  physicist";  "Make  yourself  clear") 
  16.  (2)  drive,  get  aim  --  (move  into  a  desired  direction  of  discourse;  "What  are  you  driving  at?") 
  17.  (2)  catch,  get  --  (grasp  with  the  mind;  "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") 
  18.  (1)  catch,  arrest,  get  --  (attract  and  fix;  "His  look  caught  her";  "She  caught  his  eye";  "Catch  the  attention  of  the  waiter") 
  19.  (1)  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") 
  20.  (1)  get  --  (reach  by  calculation;  "What  do  you  get  when  you  add  up  these  numbers?") 
  21.  may  can,  get  --  (get  to  or  be  allowed  to  do  something  "May  I  go  to  the  movies  tonight?"  "Can  I  have  some  ice  cream?"  "We  got  to  play  video  games  all  day  long") 
  22.  get  --  (acquire  as  a  result  of  some  effort  or  action  "You  cannot  get  water  out  of  a  stone";  "Where  did  she  get  these  news?") 
  23.  get  --  (purchase;  "What  did  you  get  at  the  toy  store?") 
  24.  catch,  get  --  (perceive  by  hearing;  "I  didn't  catch  your  name";  "She  didn't  get  his  name  when  they  met  the  first  time") 
  25.  catch,  get  --  (suffer  from  the  receipt  of  "She  will  catch  hell  for  this  behavior!") 
  26.  get  receive  --  (receive  as  a  retribution  or  punishment;  "He  got  5  years  in  prison") 
  27.  scram,  buzz  off  fuck  off  get  bugger  off  --  (leave  immediately;  used  usually  in  the  imperative  form  "Scram!") 
  28.  get  --  (reach  and  board;  "She  got  the  bus  just  as  it  was  leaving") 
  29.  get  --  (irritate;  "Her  childish  behavior  really  get  to  me";  "His  lying  really  gets  me") 
  30.  get  --  (evoke  an  emotional  response;  "Brahms's  'Requiem'  gets  me  every  time") 
  31.  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") 
  32.  draw,  get  --  (in  baseball:  earn  or  achieve  a  base  by  being  walked  by  the  pitcher;  "He  drew  a  base  on  balls") 
  33.  get  --  (overcome  or  destroy;  "The  ice  storm  got  my  hibiscus";  "the  cat  got  the  goldfish") 
  34.  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  35.  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") 
  36.  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") 
  37.  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth  --  (make  children;  "Abraham  begot  Isaac";  "Men  often  father  children  but  don't  recognize  them") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gotten 
  begotten 
  forgotten 
  ill-gotten 
  lawfully-begotten 
  misbegotten 
 
  Overview  of  verb  get 
 
  The  verb  get  has  37  senses  (first  20  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (235)  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") 
  2.  (157)  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!") 
  3.  (82)  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") 
  4.  (64)  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") 
  5.  (58)  arrive,  get  come  --  (reach  a  destination;  arrive  by  movement  or  by  making  progress;  "She  arrived  home  at  7  o'clock";  "He  got  into  college";  "She  didn't  get  to  Chicago  until  after  midnight") 
  6.  (45)  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") 
  7.  (36)  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo  --  (of  mental  or  physical  states  or  experiences:  "get  an  idea";  "experience  vertigo";  "get  nauseous";  "undergo  a  strange  sensation";  "The  chemical  undergoes  a  sudden  change";  "The  fluid  undergoes  shear";  "receive  injuries";  "have  a  feeling") 
  8.  (14)  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.  (9)  have  get  make  --  (achieve  a  point  or  goal,  as  in  a  sport;  "Nicklaus  had  a  70";  "The  Brazilian  team  got  4  goals";  "She  made  29  points  that  day") 
  10.  (7)  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") 
  11.  (4)  get  catch,  capture  --  (succeed  in  catching  or  seizing,  ,  esp.  after  a  chase;  "We  finally  got  the  suspect";  "Did  you  catch  the  thief?") 
  12.  (4)  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") 
  13.  (4)  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") 
  14.  (3)  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") 
  15.  (3)  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  famous  physicist";  "Make  yourself  clear") 
  16.  (2)  drive,  get  aim  --  (move  into  a  desired  direction  of  discourse;  "What  are  you  driving  at?") 
  17.  (2)  catch,  get  --  (grasp  with  the  mind;  "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") 
  18.  (1)  catch,  arrest,  get  --  (attract  and  fix;  "His  look  caught  her";  "She  caught  his  eye";  "Catch  the  attention  of  the  waiter") 
  19.  (1)  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") 
  20.  (1)  get  --  (reach  by  calculation;  "What  do  you  get  when  you  add  up  these  numbers?") 
  21.  may  can,  get  --  (get  to  or  be  allowed  to  do  something  "May  I  go  to  the  movies  tonight?"  "Can  I  have  some  ice  cream?"  "We  got  to  play  video  games  all  day  long") 
  22.  get  --  (acquire  as  a  result  of  some  effort  or  action  "You  cannot  get  water  out  of  a  stone";  "Where  did  she  get  these  news?") 
  23.  get  --  (purchase;  "What  did  you  get  at  the  toy  store?") 
  24.  catch,  get  --  (perceive  by  hearing;  "I  didn't  catch  your  name";  "She  didn't  get  his  name  when  they  met  the  first  time") 
  25.  catch,  get  --  (suffer  from  the  receipt  of  "She  will  catch  hell  for  this  behavior!") 
  26.  get  receive  --  (receive  as  a  retribution  or  punishment;  "He  got  5  years  in  prison") 
  27.  scram,  buzz  off  fuck  off  get  bugger  off  --  (leave  immediately;  used  usually  in  the  imperative  form  "Scram!") 
  28.  get  --  (reach  and  board;  "She  got  the  bus  just  as  it  was  leaving") 
  29.  get  --  (irritate;  "Her  childish  behavior  really  get  to  me";  "His  lying  really  gets  me") 
  30.  get  --  (evoke  an  emotional  response;  "Brahms's  'Requiem'  gets  me  every  time") 
  31.  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") 
  32.  draw,  get  --  (in  baseball:  earn  or  achieve  a  base  by  being  walked  by  the  pitcher;  "He  drew  a  base  on  balls") 
  33.  get  --  (overcome  or  destroy;  "The  ice  storm  got  my  hibiscus";  "the  cat  got  the  goldfish") 
  34.  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  35.  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") 
  36.  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") 
  37.  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth  --  (make  children;  "Abraham  begot  Isaac";  "Men  often  father  children  but  don't  recognize  them") 



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