(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim
an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"
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"