1. Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
   "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
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1. A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

Derived forms: gets, gotten, getting

See also: get ahead, get on, get over, getting

Type of: ache, alter, annoy, attract, bedevil, befuddle, bother, buy, catch, chafe, change, change state, channel, channelise [Brit], channelize, clutch, come down, communicate, confound, confuse, create, destroy, devil, discombobulate, draw, draw in, effect, effectuate, fox, fuddle, get at, get back, get even, get to, go away, go forth, gravel [US], hear, hit, hurt, intend, intercommunicate, irritate, leave, make, mean, modify, nark [Brit], nettle, prehend [archaic], pull, pull in, purchase, rack up, rag, reproduce, return, rile, ruin, score, seize, set up, sicken, spifflicate, spiflicate, stir, suffer, tally, throw, touch, transfer, transmit, transport, turn, undergo, understand, vex

Encyclopedia: Get

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• absinthe
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• absolute
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