–verb (used with object)

1.	to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.

2.	to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information.

3.	to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me?

4.	to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room.

5.	to communicate or establish communication with ov 3e8 er a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone.

6.	to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name.

7.	to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn: to get a lesson.

8.	to capture; seize: Get him before he escapes!

9.	to receive as a punishment or sentence: to get a spanking; to get 20 years in jail.

ed2

10.	to prevail on; influence or persuade: We'll get him to go with us.

11.	to prepare; make ready: to get dinner.

12.	(esp. of animals) to beget.

13.	Informal. to affect emotionally: Her pleas got me.

14.	to hit, strike, or wound: The bullet got him in the leg.

15.	Informal. to kill.

16.	Informal. to take vengeance on: I'll get you yet!

17.	to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from: He got malaria while living in the tropics. She gets butterflies before every performance.

18.	Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy: Their silly remarks get me.

19.	Informal. to understand; comprehend: I don't get the joke. This report may be crystal-clear to a scientist, but I don't get it.

–verb (used without object)

20.	to come to a specified place; arrive; reach: to get home late.

21.	to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted: You get to meet a lot of interesting people.

22.	to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick.

23.	(used as an auxiliary verb fol. by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car.

24.	to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually fol. by away, in, into, out, etc.): I don't get into town very often.

25.	to bear, endure, or survive (usually fol. by through or over): Can he get through another bad winter?

26.	to earn money; gain.

27.	Informal. to leave promptly; scram: He told us to get.

28.	to start or enter upon 381 the action of (fol. by a present participle expressing action): to get moving; Get rolling.

–noun

29.	an offspring or the total of the offspring, esp. of a male animal: the get of a stallion.

30.	a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.

31.	British Slang. a. something earned, as salary, profits, etc.: What's your week's get? b. a child born out of wedlock.

—Verb phrases

32.	get about, a. to move about; be active: He gets about with difficulty since his illness. b. to become known; spread: It was supposed to be a secret, but somehow it got about. c. to be socially active: She's been getting about much more since her family moved to the city. Also, get around.

33.	get across, a. to make or become understandable; communicate: to get a lesson across to students. b. to be convincing about; impress upon others: The fire chief got across forcefully the fact that turning in a false alarm is a serious offense.

34.	get ahead, to be successful, as in business or society: She got ahead by sheer determination.

35.	get ahead of, a. to move forward of, as in traveling: The taxi got ahead of her after the light changed. b. to surpass; outdo: He refused to let anyone get ahead of him in business.

36.	get along, a. to go away; leave. b. get on.

37.	get around, a. to circumvent; outwit. b. to ingratiate oneself with (someone) through flattery or cajolery. c. to travel from place to place; circulate: I don't get around much anymore. d. get about.

38.

get at, a. to reach; touch: to stretch in order to get at a top shelf. b. to suggest, hint at, or imply; intimate: What are you getting at? c. to discover; determine: to get at the root of a problem. d. Informal. to influence by surreptitious or illegal means; bribe: The gangsters couldn't get at the mayor.

39.	get away, a. to escape; flee: He tried to get away, but the crowd was too dense. b. to start out; leave: The racehorses got away from the starting gate.

40.	get away with, to perpetrate or accomplish without detection or punishment: Some people lie and cheat and always seem to get away with it.

41.	get by, a. to succeed in going past: to get by a police barricade. b. to manage to exist, survive, continue in business, etc., in spite of difficulties. c. to evade the notice of: He doesn't let much get by him.

42.

get down, a. to bring or come down; descend: The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again. b. to concentrate; attend: to get down to the matter at hand. c. to depress; discourage; fatigue: Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day. d. to swallow: The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down. e. to relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment: getting down with a bunch of old friends.

43.

get in, a. to go into a place; enter: He forgot his key and couldn't get in. b. to arrive; come: They both got in on the same train. c. to become associated with: He got in with a bad crowd. d. to be chosen or accepted, as for office, membership, etc.: As secretary of the club, his friend made sure that he got in. e. to become implicated in: By embezzling money to pay his gambling debts quickly, ceb he was getting in further and further.

44.

get off, a. to escape the consequences of or punishment for one's actions. b. to help (someone) escape punishment: A good lawyer might get you off. c. to begin a journey; leave: He got off on the noon flight. d. to leave (a train, plane, etc.); dismount from (a horse); alight. e. to tell (a joke); express (an opinion): The comedian got off a couple of good ones. f. Informal. to have the effrontery: Where does he get off telling me how to behave? g. Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm. h. to experience or cause to experience a high from or as if from a drug. i. to cause to feel pleasure, enthusiasm, or excitement: a new rock group that gets everyone off.

45.	get on or along, a. to make progress; proceed; advance. b. to have sufficient means to manage, survive, or fare. c. to be on good terms; agree: She simply can't get on with her brothers. d. to advance in age: He is getting on in years.

46.

get out, a. to leave (often fol. by of): Get out of here! We had to get out of the bus at San Antonio. b. to become publicly known: We mustn't let this story get out. c. to withdraw or retire (often fol. by of): He decided to get out of the dry goods business. d. to produce or complete: Let's get this work out!

47.	get over, a. to recover from: to get over an illness. b. get across.

48.

get through, a. to succeed, as in meeting, reaching, or contacting by telephone (usually fol. by to): I tried to call you last night, but I couldn't get through. b. to complete; finish: How he ever got through college is a mystery. c. to make oneself understood: One simply cannot get through to her.

49.	get to, a. to get in touch or into communication with; contact: It was too late by the time he got to the authorities. b. Informal. to make an impression on; affect: This music really gets to you. c. to begin: When he gets to telling stories about the war, there's no stopping him.

—Idioms

50.	get back, a. to come back; return: When will you get back? b. to recover; regain: He got back his investment with interest. c. to be revenged: She waited for a chance to get back at her accuser.

51.	get even. even 1 (def. 26).

52.	get going, a. to begin; act: They wanted to get going on the construction of the house. b. to increase one's speed; make haste: If we don't get going, we'll never arrive in time.

53.	get it, Informal. a. to be punished or reprimanded: You'll get 1e4 it for breaking that vase! b. to understand or grasp something: This is just between us, get it?

54.	get it off, Slang: Vulgar. to exp cf2 erience orgasm.

55.	get it on, a. Informal. to work or perform with satisfying harmony or energy or develop a strong rapport, as in music: a rock group really getting it on with the audience. b. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.

56.	get it up, Slang: Vulgar, to achieve an erection of the penis.

57.	get off on, Slang. to become enthusiastic about or excited by: After years of indifference, she's getting off on baseball.

58.	get round. get around.

59.	get the lead out. lead 2 (def. 15).

60.	get there, to reach one's goal; succeed: He wanted to be a millionaire but he died before he got there.

61.	get together, a. to accumulate; gather: to get together a portfolio of 20 stocks. b. to congregate; meet: The alumnae chapter gets together twice a year. c. to come to an accord; agree: They simply couldn't get together on matters of policy.

62.

get up, a. to sit up or stand; arise. b. to rise from bed. c. to ascend or mount. d. to prepare; arrange; o 112a rganize: to get up an exhibit. e. to draw upon; marshal; rouse: to get up one's courage. f. to acquire a knowledge of. g. (to a horse) go! go ahead! go faster! h. to dress, as in a costume or disguise: She got herself up as an astronaut. i. to produce in a specified style, as a book: It was got up in brown leather with gold endpapers.

63.	has or have got, a. to possess or own; have: She's got a new car. Have you got the tickets? b. must (fol. by an infinitive): He's got to get to a doctor right away. c. to suffer from: Have you got a cold?

–adverb

1.	away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.

2.	away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town.

3.	in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk.

4.	to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out.

5.	to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out.

6.	to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out.

7.	in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.; not in current vogue or fashion: That style has gone out.

8.	so as not to be in the normal or proper position or state; out of joint: His back went out after his fall.

9.	in or into public notice or knowledge: The truth is out at last.

10.	seeking openly and energetically to do or have: to be out fo 3fb r a good time.

11.	not in present possession or use, as on loan: The librarian said that the book was still out.

12.	on strike: The miners go out at midnight.

13.	so as to project or extend: to stretch out; stick your tongue out.

14.	in or into activity, existence, or outward manifestation: A rash came out on her arm.

15.	from a specified source or material: made out of scraps.

16.	from a state of composure, satisfaction, or harmony: to be put out over trifles.

17.	in or into a state of confusion, vexation, dispute, variance, or unfriendliness: to fall out about trifles.

18.	so as to deprive or be deprived: to be cheated out of one's money.

19.	so as to use the last part of: to run out of gas.

20.	from a number, stock, or store: to point out the errors.

21.	aloud or loudly: to cry out.

22.	with completeness or effectiveness: to fill out.

23.	thoroughly; completely; entirely: The children tired me out.

24.	so as to obliterate or make undecipherable: to cross out a misspelling; to ink out.

–adjective

25.	not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.

26.	not open to consideration; out of the question: I wanted to go by plane, but all the flights are booked, so that's out.

27.	wanting; lacking; without: We had some but now we're out.

28.	removed from or not in effective operation, play, a turn at bat, or the like, as in a game: He's out for the season because of an injury.

29.	no longer having or holding a job, public office, etc.; unemployed; disengaged (usually fol. by of): to be out of work.

30.	inoperative; extinguished: The elevator is out. Are the lights out?

31.	finished; ended: before the week is out.

32.	not currently stylish, fashionable, or in vogue: Fitted waistlines are out this season.

33.	unconscious; senseless: Two drinks and he's usually out.

34.	not in power, authority, or the like: a member of the out party.

35.	Baseball. a. (of a batter) not succeeding in getting on base: He was out at first on an attempted bunt. b. (of a base runner) not successful in an attempt to advance a base or bases: He was out in attempting to steal second base.

36.	beyond fixed or regular limits; out of bounds: The ball was out.

37.	having a pecuniary loss or expense to an indicated extent: The company will be out millions of dollars if the new factory doesn't open on schedule.

3 875 8.

incorrect or inaccurate: His calculations are out.

39.	not in practice; unskillful from lack of practice: Your bow hand is out.

40.	beyond the usual range, size, weight, etc. (often used in combination): an outsize bed.

41.	exposed; made bare, as by holes in one's clothing: out at the knees.

42.	at variance; at odds; unfriendly: They are out with each other.

43.	moving or directed outward; outgoing: the out train.

44.	not available, plentiful, etc.: Mums are out till next fall.

45.	external; exterior; outer.

46.	located at a distance; outlying: We sailed to six of the out islands.

47.	Cricket. not having its innings: the out side.

48.	of or pertaining to the playing of the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course (opposed to in ): His out score on the second round was 33.

–preposition

49.	(used to indicate movement or direction from the inside to the outside of something): He looked out the window. She ran out the door.

50.	(used to indicate location): The car is parked out back.

51.	(used to indicate movement away from a central point): Let's drive out the old parkway.

–interjection

52.	begone! away!

53.	(used in radio communications to signify that the sender has finished the message and is not expecting or prepared to receive a reply.) Compare over (def. 52).

54.	Archaic. (an exclamation of abhorrence, indignation, reproach, or grief (usually fol. by upon): Out upon you!

–noun

55.	a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.

56.	a person who lacks status, power, or authority, esp. in relation to a particular group or situation.

57.	Usually, outs. persons not in office or political power (distinguished from ins ).

58.	Baseball. a put-out.

59.	(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to in ).

60.	something that is out, as a projecting corner.

61.	Printing. a. the omission of a word or words. b. the word or words omitted.

62.	Northern British Dialect. an outing.

–verb (used without object)

63.	to go or come out.

64.	to become public, evident, known, etc.: The truth will out.

65.	to make known; tell; utter (fol. by with): Out with the truth!

–verb (used with object)

66.	to eject or expel; discharge; oust.

67.	to intentionally expose (a secret homosexual, a spy, etc.).

—Idioms

68.	all out, with maximum effort; thoroughly or wholeheartedly: They went all out to finish by Friday.

69.	be on the or at outs with, Informal. to be estranged from (another person); be unfriendly or on bad terms with: He is on the outs with his brother.

70.	out and away, to a surpassing extent; far and away; by far: It was out and away the best apple pie she had ever eaten.

71.	out for, aggressively determined to acquire, achieve, etc.: He's out for all the money he can get.

72.	out from under, out of a difficult situation, esp. of debts or other obligations: The work piled up while I was away and I don't know how I'll ever get out from under.

73.

out of, a. not within: out of the house. b. beyond the reach of: The boat's passengers had sailed out of hearing. c. not in a condition of: out of danger. d. so as to deprive or be deprived of. e. from within or among: Take the jokers out of the pack. f. because of; owing to: out of loyalty. g. foaled by (a dam): Grey Dancer out of Lady Grey.

74.

out of it, Informal. a. not part of or acceptable within an activity, social group, or fashion: She felt out of it because none of her friends were at the party. b. not conscious; drunk or heavily drugged. c. not alert or clearheaded; confused; muddled. d. eliminated from contention: If our team loses two more games, we'll be out of it.

75.	out of sight. sight (def. 25).

76.	out of trim, Nautical. (of a ship) drawing excessively at the bow or stern.

–noun

1.	something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50.

2.	a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily.

3.	the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt.

4.	Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass.