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n. a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

up

v. raise; "up the ante"

v. evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"

v. 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"

get

v. overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"

get

v. reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"

draw, get

v. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

get, get under one's skin

v. irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

make, get

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

get, acquire

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

catch, get

v. perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"

catch, get

v. suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

get, catch, capture

v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

pay back, pay off, get, fix

v. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

become, go, get

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

get, let, have

v. 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"; "He got a girl into trouble"

arrive, get, come

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

suffer, sustain, have, get

v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

experience, have, get, receive, undergo

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

up, upwards, upward

adv. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

improving, up

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

equal, touch, rival, match

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

get, catch, capture

v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

catch

v. get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"

bag

v. capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"

collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

v. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

engage, mesh, lock, operate

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

charm, influence, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

acquire

v. locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

sequester

v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

reap, draw

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

listen in, eavesdrop

v. listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"

descry, spot, espy, spy

v. catch sight of

find

v. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"

descry, spot, espy, spy

v. catch sight of

evidence, tell, ascertain, demonstrate

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

catch

v. get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"

bag

v. capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"

get, get under one's skin

v. irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

v. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

tweet, twirp

v. make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

fracture

v. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

intercept, stop

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

see

v. observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"

effect, effectuate, set up

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

occasion

v. give occasion to

raise, erect, rear, set up, put up

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

author

v. be the author of; "She authored this play"

engender, breed, spawn

v. call forth

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

reason, reason out, conclude

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging, rising

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

lose

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

lose sight of

v. be no longer able to see; "We lost sight of the tower as pulled out of the harbor"

misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

regress, retrograde, retrogress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

leave, go forth, go away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

depart, take leave, quit

v. go away or leave

disappear, vanish, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

destroy, destruct

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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