| get |
| 1. v. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire. | |
| I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store. | |
| Lance is going to get Mary a ring. | |
| 2. v. To receive. | |
| I got a computer from my parents for my birthday. | |
| You need to get permission to leave early. | |
| He got a severe reprimand for that. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. (See usage notes.) | |
| I've got a concert ticket for you. | |
| 4. v. (copulative) To become. | |
| I'm getting hungry; how about you? | |
| Don't get drunk tonight. | |
| 5. v. To cause to become; to bring about. | |
| That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it. | |
| I'll get this finished by lunchtime. | |
| I can't get these boots off upright - (or on'upright,). | |
| 6. v. To fetch, bring, take. | |
| Can you get my bag from the living-room, please? | |
| I need to get this to the office. | |
| 7. v. To cause to do. | |
| Somehow she got him to agree to it. | |
| I can't get it to work. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards | |
| The actors are getting into position. | |
| When are we going to get to London? | |
| I'm getting into a muddle. | |
| We got behind the wall. | |
| 9. v. To cover (a certain distance) while travelling. | |
| to get a mile | |
| 10. v. To cause to come or go or move. | |
| 11. v. To cause to be in a certain status or position. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To begin (doing something). | |
| We ought to get moving or we'll be late. | |
| After lunch we got chatting. | |
| 13. v. To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service). | |
| I normally get the 7:45 train. | |
| I'll get the 9 a.m. flight to Boston. | |
| 14. v. To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc). | |
| Can you get that call, please? I'm busy. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive, followed by infinitive) To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something). | |
| I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live! | |
| The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure. | |
| 16. v. (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it) | |
| Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny. | |
| I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks! | |
| I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.). | |
| "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.". | |
| 18. v. (informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs. | |
| He got bitten by a dog. | |
| 19. v. To become ill with or catch (a disease). | |
| I went on holiday and got malaria. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully. | |
| He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time. | |
| 21. v. (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump. | |
| That question's really got me. | |
| 22. v. To find as an answer. | |
| What did you get for question four? | |
| 23. v. (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution. | |
| The cops finally got me. | |
| I'm gonna get him for that. | |
| 24. v. To hear completely; catch. | |
| Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it? | |
| 25. v. To getter. | |
| I put the getter into the container to get the gases. | |
| 26. v. (now rare) To beget (of a father). | |
| 27. v. (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out. | |
| to get a lesson; to get out one's Greek lesson | |
| 28. v. (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose. | |
| Get her with her new hairdo. | |
| 29. v. (informal, mostly, imperative) Go away; get lost. | |
| 30. v. (euphemism) To kill. | |
| They’re coming to get you, Barbara. | |
| 31. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit. | |
| 32. n. (dated) Offspring. | |
| 33. n. Lineage. | |
| 34. n. (sports) A difficult return or block of a shot. | |
| 35. n. Something gained. | |
| 36. n. (UK, regional) A git. | |
| 37. n. (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce. | |
| along |
| 1. prep. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. | |
| 2. prep. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on. | |
| 3. adv. In company; together. | |
| John played the piano and everyone sang along. | |
| 4. adv. Onward, forward, with progressive action. | |
| Don't stop here. Just move along. | |
| nicely |
| 1. adv. (obsolete) Fastidiously; carefully. | |
| 2. adv. Precisely; with fine discernment or judgement. | |
| 3. adv. Pleasantly; satisfactorily. | |
| little |
| 1. adj. Small in size. | |
| This is a little table. | |
| 2. adj. Insignificant, trivial. | |
| It's of little importance. | |
| 3. adj. (offensive) (Used to belittle a person.) | |
| Listen up, you little shit. | |
| 4. adj. Very young. | |
| Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little? | |
| That's the biggest little boy I've ever seen. | |
| 5. adj. (of a sibling) Younger. | |
| This is my little sister. | |
| 6. adj. Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place. | |
| 7. adj. Small in amount or number, having few members. | |
| little money; little herd | |
| 8. adj. Short in duration; brief. | |
| I feel better after my little sleep. | |
| 9. adj. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous. | |
| 10. adv. Not much. | |
| This is a little known fact. She spoke little and listened less. | |
| 11. adv. Not at all. | |
| I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in. | |
| 12. det. Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of). | |
| There is little water left. | |
| We had very little to do. | |
| 13. pron. Not much; not a large amount. | |
| Little is known about his early life. | |
| 14. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role. | |
| doggies |
| 1. n. plural of doggie | |
| 2. n. plural of doggy | |
| doggy |
| 1. n. (childish, or endearing) A dog, especially a small one. | |
| That's such a cute little doggy, Keira! | |
| 2. n. doggy style | |
| Her favourite position is doggy. | |
| 3. n. (armed services, UK, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior, a gofer. | |
| 4. adj. (informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog. | |
| 5. adj. (informal) Fond of dogs. | |
