get
noun
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
verb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
“She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”
“They acquired a new pet”
Synonymsacquireenter or assume a certain state or condition
“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
“It must be getting more serious”
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”
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
“His movie received a good review”
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
“She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight”
go or come after and bring or take back
“Get me those books over there, please”
“Could you bring the wine?”
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
“get an idea”
“experience vertigo”
take vengeance on or get even
“We'll get them!”
“That'll fix him good!”
achieve a point or goal
“Nicklaus had a 70”
“The Brazilian team got 4 goals”
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”
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
“We finally got the suspect”
“Did you catch the thief?”
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
“He grew a beard”
“The patient developed abdominal pains”
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
“He got AIDS”
“She came down with pneumonia”
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”
give certain properties to something
“get someone mad”
“She made us look silly”
Synonymsmakemove into a desired direction of discourse
“What are you driving at?”
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
“did you catch that allusion?”
“We caught something of his theory in the lecture”
Synonymscatchattract and fix
“His look caught her”
“She caught his eye”
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”
Synonymscatchreach by calculation
“What do you get when you add up these numbers?”
acquire as a result of some effort or action
“You cannot get water out of a stone”
“Where did she get these news?”
purchase
“What did you get at the toy store?”
perceive by hearing
“I didn't catch your name”
“She didn't get his name when they met the first time”
Synonymscatchsuffer from the receipt of
“She will catch hell for this behavior!”
Synonymscatchreceive as a retribution or punishment
“He got 5 years in prison”
Synonymsreceiveleave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
“Scram!”
reach and board
“She got the bus just as it was leaving”
irritate
“Her childish behavior really get to me”
“His lying really gets me”
Synonymsget under one's skinevoke an emotional response
“Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time”
apprehend and reproduce accurately
“She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings”
“She got the mood just right in her photographs”
Synonymscatchearn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
“He drew a base on balls”
Synonymsdrawovercome or destroy
“The ice storm got my hibiscus”
“the cat got the goldfish”
be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
“Got me--I don't know the answer!”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
“We began working at dawn”
“Who will start?”
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
“She suffered a fracture in the accident”
“He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars”
make (offspring) by reproduction
“Abraham begot Isaac”
“John fathered four daughters”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University