get

Sense 1 noun

a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

Sense 2 verb

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

She got a lot of paintings from her uncle

Sense 3 verb

enter or assume a certain state or condition

He became annoyed when he heard the bad news

Sense 4 verb

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

He got his squad on the ball

Sense 5 verb

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation

Sense 6 verb

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

She arrived home at 7 o'clock

Sense 7 verb

go or come after and bring or take back

Get me those books over there, please

Sense 8 verb

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

get an idea

Sense 9 verb

take vengeance on or get even

We'll get them!

Sense 10 verb

achieve a point or goal

Nicklaus had a 70

Sense 11 verb

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

The ads induced me to buy a VCR

Sense 12 verb

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

We finally got the suspect

Sense 13 verb

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

He grew a beard

Sense 14 verb

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

He got AIDS

Sense 15 verb

communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

Bill called this number and he got Mary

Sense 16 verb

give certain properties to something

get someone mad

Sense 17 verb

move into a desired direction of discourse

What are you driving at?

Sense 18 verb

grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

did you catch that allusion?

Sense 19 verb

attract and fix

His look caught her

Sense 20 verb

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

the rock caught her in the back of the head

Sense 21 verb

reach by calculation

What do you get when you add up these numbers?

Sense 22 verb

acquire as a result of some effort or action

You cannot get water out of a stone

Sense 23 verb

purchase

What did you get at the toy store?

Sense 24 verb

perceive by hearing

I didn't catch your name

Sense 25 verb

suffer from the receipt of

She will catch hell for this behavior!

Sense 26 verb

receive as a retribution or punishment

He got 5 years in prison

Sense 27 verb

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

Scram!

Sense 28 verb

reach and board

She got the bus just as it was leaving

Sense 29 verb

irritate

Her childish behavior really get to me

Sense 30 verb

evoke an emotional response

Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time

Sense 31 verb

apprehend and reproduce accurately

She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings

Sense 32 verb

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

He drew a base on balls

Sense 33 verb

overcome or destroy

The ice storm got my hibiscus

Sense 34 verb

be a mystery or bewildering to

This beats me!

Sense 35 verb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

We began working at dawn

Sense 36 verb

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

She suffered a fracture in the accident

Sense 37 verb

make children

Abraham begot Isaac