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Phonetic: "/ɡɛt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Offspring.

Definition: Lineage.

Definition: A difficult return or block of a shot.

Definition: Something gained; an acquisition.

Phonetic: "/ɡɛt/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

Example: I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.

Definition: To receive.

Example: He got a severe reprimand for that.

Definition: (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.

Example: I've got a concert ticket for you.

Definition: To fetch, bring, take.

Example: Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?

Definition: To become, or cause oneself to become.

Example: I'm getting hungry; how about you?

Definition: To cause to become; to bring about.

Example: I can't get these boots off (or on).

Definition: To cause to do.

Example: I can't get it to work.

Definition: To cause to come or go or move.

Example: I got him to his room.

Definition: To cause to be in a certain status or position.

Example: Get him here at once.

Definition: (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 (a certain position, location, state).

Example: I'm getting into a muddle.

Definition: To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

Example: to get a mile

Definition: To begin (doing something or to do something).

Example: After lunch we got chatting.

Definition: To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

Example: I normally get the 7:45 train.

Definition: To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

Example: Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.

Definition: (followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

Example: Great. I get to clean the toilets today.

Definition: To understand. (compare get it)

Example: I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!

Definition: To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

Example: "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."

Definition: To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.

Example: He got bitten by a dog.

Definition: To become ill with or catch (a disease).

Example: I went on holiday and got malaria.

Definition: To catch out, trick successfully.

Example: He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.

Definition: To perplex, stump.

Example: That question's really got me.

Definition: To find as an answer.

Example: What did you get for question four?

Definition: To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

Example: I'm gonna get him for that.

Definition: To hear completely; catch.

Example: Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?

Definition: To getter.

Example: I put the getter into the container to get the gases.

Definition: To beget (of a father).

Definition: To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

Example: to get a lesson;  to get out one's Greek lesson

Definition: Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.

Example: Get her with her new hairdo.

Definition: To go, to leave; to scram.

Definition: To kill.

Example: They’re coming to get you, Barbara.

Definition: To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

Definition: To measure.

Example: Did you get her temperature?

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/ɡʌts/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

Definition: The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged

Example: beer gut

Definition: The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

Definition: A person's emotional, visceral self.

Example: I have a funny feeling in my gut.

Definition: A class that is not demanding or challenging.

Example: You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.

Definition: A narrow passage of water.

Example: the Gut of Canso

Definition: The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.

Phonetic: "/ɡʌts/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To eviscerate.

Example: The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.

Definition: To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

Example: Congress gutted the welfare bill.

Phonetic: "/ɡʌts/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).

Example: He gutsed out a 6-1 win.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

Example: Up is a good way to go.

Definition: A positive thing.

Example: I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.

Definition: An upstairs room of a two story house.

Example: She lives in a two-up two-down.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To increase or raise.

Example: If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says.

Definition: To promote.

Example: It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.

Definition: (usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.

Example: He just upped and quit.

Definition: To ascend; to climb up.

Definition: To upload.

Example: 100 new apps and games have just been upped.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Facing upwards.

Example: Put the notebook face up on the table.

Definition: On or at a physically higher level.

Example: The flood waters are up again across large areas of the country.

Definition: Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.

Example: Where is the up escalator?

Definition: Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.

Example: The Christmas decorations are up.

Definition: Aloft.

Example: The kite is up!

Definition: Raised; lifted.

Example: Don't go into the living room just now – I've got the carpet up.

Definition: Built, constructed.

Example: Are the new buildings up yet?

Definition: Standing.

Example: The audience were up and on their feet.

Definition: Awake and out of bed.

Example: I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.

Definition: Riding the horse; mounted.

Definition: (of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.

Example: It'll get warmer once the sun's up.

Definition: Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.

Example: My temperature is up this morning.

Definition: Indicating a larger or higher quantity.

Example: The barometer is up, so fine weather should be on the way.

Definition: Ahead; leading; winning.

Example: The home team were up by two goals at half-time.

Definition: Available; made public; posted.

Example: Is your new video up yet? I looked on the website, but I couldn't find it.

Definition: Finished, to an end

Example: Her contract is up next month, so it's time to negotiate another one.

Definition: In a good mood.

Example: I’m feeling up today.

Definition: (usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.

Example: If you are up for a trip, let’s go.

Definition: Next in a sequence.

Example: Smith is up to bat.

Definition: (not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up with.

Example: What is up with that project at headquarters?

Definition: (postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.

Example: AAKK = aces up

Definition: Well-informed; current.

Example: I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?

Definition: Functional; working.

Example: Is the server back up?

Definition: (of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.

Example: The London train is on the up line.

Definition: (bartending) Chilled and served without ice.

Example: A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.

Definition: Erect.

Definition: (graffiti) well-known; renowned

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

Example: I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.

Definition: To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.

Example: All day we climbed up and up.

Definition: To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.

Example: Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.

Definition: To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.

Example: A stranger came up and asked me for directions.

Definition: (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

Example: Can you sum up your research?

Definition: To or from one's possession or consideration.

Example: I picked up some milk on the way home.

Definition: North.

Example: I live in Florida, but I'm going up to New York to visit my family this weekend.

Definition: Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

Example: He lives up by the railway station.

Definition: Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.

Definition: Aside, so as not to be in use.

Example: to lay up riches; put up your weapons

Definition: Against the wind or current.

Definition: (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.

Definition: Relatively close to the batsman.

Example: The bowler pitched the ball up.

Definition: (bartending) Without additional ice.

Example: Would you like that drink up or on ice?

Definition: (academia) To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

Example: She's going up to read Classics this September.

Phonetic: "/ap/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Toward the top of.

Example: The cat climbed up the tree.

Definition: Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.

Example: I felt something crawling up my arm.

Definition: From south to north of.

Example: We sailed up the East Coast of England from Ipswich to South Shields.

Definition: Further along (in any direction).

Example: Go up the street until you see the sign.

Definition: From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).

Example: He led an expedition up the Amazon.

Definition: Of a man: having sex with.

Example: Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.

Definition: At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).

Example: I'll see you later up the snooker club.

Phonetic: "/dʉː/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A party, celebration, social function.

Example: We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday.

Definition: A hairdo.

Example: Nice do!

Definition: Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

Definition: A deed; an act.

Definition: Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.

Definition: A cheat; a swindler.

Definition: An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.

Phonetic: "/dʉː/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: (auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

Definition: To perform; to execute.

Example: All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?

Definition: To cause, make (someone) (do something).

Definition: To suffice.

Example: it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do;  this will do me, thanks.

Definition: To be reasonable or acceptable.

Example: It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event.

Definition: (ditransitive) To have (as an effect).

Example: The fresh air did him some good.

Definition: To fare, perform (well or poorly).

Example: Our relationship isn't doing very well;  how do you do?

Definition: (chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.

Example: What does Bob do? — He's a plumber.

Definition: To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

Example: "Don't forget to do your report" means something quite different depending on whether you're a student or a programmer.

Definition: To cook.

Example: I'll just do some eggs.

Definition: To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.

Example: Let’s do New York also.

Definition: To treat in a certain way.

Definition: To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.

Definition: To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.

Definition: To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)

Example: I did five years for armed robbery.

Definition: To impersonate or depict.

Example: They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.

Definition: (with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

Example: He did a Henry VIII and got married six times.

Definition: To kill.

Definition: To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.

Definition: To punish for a misdemeanor.

Example: He got done for speeding.

Definition: To have sex with. (See also do it)

Definition: To cheat or swindle.

Example: That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!

Definition: To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

Example: the novel has just been done into English;  I'm going to do this play into a movie

Definition: To finish.

Definition: To work as a domestic servant (with for).

Definition: (auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

Definition: To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

Definition: (ditransitive) To make or provide.

Example: Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?

Definition: To injure (one's own body part).

Definition: To take drugs.

Example: I do cocaine.

Definition: (in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.

Example: What's that car doing in our swimming pool?