a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
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"
reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
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"
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
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"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
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"
acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
behave in a certain way; "make merry"
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"
put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
add up to; "four and four make eight"
be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"