1. get - noun
· a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
Hypernym(s): return
2. get - 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"
Synonym(s): acquire
3. get - 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!"
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
4. get - 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"
5. get - 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"
Synonym(s): receive, find, obtain, incur
Hypernym(s): change
6. get - 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"
7. get - 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"
Synonym(s): bring, convey, fetch
Hypernym(s): transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
8. get - verb
· go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
Synonym(s): experience, receive, have
Hypernym(s): undergo
9. get - verb
· take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
Synonym(s): pay_back, pay_off, fix
Hypernym(s): get_even, get_back
10. get - verb
· achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
Hypernym(s): score, hit, tally, rack_up
11. get - 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"
Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, cause, have, make
12. get - verb
· succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
Hypernym(s): seize, prehend, clutch
13. get - 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"
Synonym(s): grow, develop, produce, acquire
Hypernym(s): change
14. get - verb
· be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
Hypernym(s): sicken, come_down
15. get - 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"
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
16. get - 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"
Synonym(s): make
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
17. get - verb
· move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
18. get - 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"
Synonym(s): catch
Hypernym(s): understand
19. get - verb
· attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
Hypernym(s): attract, pull, pull_in, draw, draw_in
20. get - 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"
Synonym(s): catch
Hypernym(s): hit
21. get - verb
· reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
22. get - verb
· 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 - verb
· purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
24. get - verb
· perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
Synonym(s): catch
Hypernym(s): hear
25. get - verb
· suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
Synonym(s): catch
Hypernym(s): hurt, ache, suffer
26. get - verb
· receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
Synonym(s): receive
27. get - verb
· leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
Synonym(s): scram, buzz_off, fuck_off, bugger_off
Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away
28. get - verb
· reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
Hypernym(s): catch
29. get - verb
· irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
Synonym(s): get_under_one%27s_skin
Hypernym(s): annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
30. get - verb
· evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
31. get - 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"
Synonym(s): catch
Hypernym(s): reproduce
32. get - verb
· earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
Synonym(s): draw
Hypernym(s): effect, effectuate, set_up
33. get - verb
· overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
34. get - 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"
Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Hypernym(s): confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
35. get - 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"
Synonym(s): get_down, begin, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence
36. get - 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"
Synonym(s): suffer, sustain, have
Hypernym(s): experience, receive, have, get
37. get - verb
· make (offspring) by reproduction; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "John fathered four daughters"
Synonym(s): beget, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring_forth
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