Definitions for got

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IPA: /gɒt/

Got is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 14 anagrams from letters in got (got).

Definitions for got

noun

  1. an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
  2. a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.
  3. British Slang. something earned, as salary, profits, etc.: a child born out of wedlock.

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of get.

Idioms

  1. get back, to come back; return: to recover; regain: to be revenged:
  2. get even. even1 (def 26).
  3. get going, to begin; act: to increase one's speed; make haste:
  4. get it, Informal. to be punished or reprimanded: to understand or grasp something:
  5. get it off, Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm.
  6. get it on, Informal. to work or perform with satisfying harmony or energy or develop a strong rapport, as in music: Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.
  7. get it up, Slang: Vulgar. to achieve an erection of the penis.
  8. get off on, Slang. to become enthusiastic about or excited by:
  9. get round. get around.
  10. get the lead out. lead2 (def 15).
  11. get there, to reach one's goal; succeed:
  12. get together, to accumulate; gather: to congregate; meet: to come to an accord; agree:
  13. get up, to sit up or stand; arise. to rise from bed. to ascend or mount. to prepare; arrange; organize: to draw upon; marshal; rouse: to acquire a knowledge of. (to a horse) go! go ahead! go faster! to dress, as in a costume or disguise: to produce in a specified style, as a book:
  14. has / have got, to possess or own; have: must (followed by an infinitive): to suffer from:

Verb phrases

  1. get about, to move about; be active: to become known; spread: to be socially active: Also, get around.
  2. get across, to make or become understandable; communicate: to be convincing about; impress upon others:
  3. get ahead, to be successful, as in business or society:
  4. get ahead of, to move forward of, as in traveling: to surpass; outdo:
  5. get along, to go away; leave. get on.
  6. get around, to circumvent; outwit. to ingratiate oneself with (someone) through flattery or cajolery. to travel from place to place; circulate: get about.
  7. get at, to reach; touch: to suggest, hint at, or imply; intimate: to discover; determine: Informal. to influence by surreptitious or illegal means; bribe:
  8. get away, to escape; flee: to start out; leave:
  9. get away with, to perpetrate or accomplish without detection or punishment:
  10. get by, to succeed in going past: to manage to exist, survive, continue in business, etc., in spite of difficulties. to evade the notice of:
  11. get down, to bring or come down; descend: to concentrate; attend: to depress; discourage; fatigue: to swallow: to relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment:
  12. get in, to go into a place; enter: to arrive; come: to become associated with: to be chosen or accepted, as for office, membership, etc.: to become implicated in:
  13. get off, to escape the consequences of or punishment for one's actions. to help (someone) escape punishment: to begin a journey; leave: to leave (a train, plane, etc.); dismount from (a horse); alight. to tell (a joke); express (an opinion): Informal. to have the effrontery: Slang: Vulgar. to experience orgasm. to experience or cause to experience a high from or as if from a drug. to cause to feel pleasure, enthusiasm, or excitement:
  14. get on/along, to make progress; proceed; advance. to have sufficient means to manage, survive, or fare. to be on good terms; agree: to advance in age:
  15. get out, to leave (often followed by of): to become publicly known: to withdraw or retire (often followed by of): to produce or complete:
  16. get over, to recover from: get across.
  17. get through, to succeed, as in meeting, reaching, or contacting by telephone (usually followed by to): to complete; finish: to make oneself understood:
  18. get to, to get in touch or into communication with; contact: Informal. to make an impression on; affect: to begin:

auxiliary verb

  1. Informal. must; have got (followed by an infinitive).

verb (used with object)

  1. to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of:
  2. to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire:
  3. to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch:
  4. to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect:
  5. to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach:
  6. to hear or hear clearly:
  7. to acquire a mental grasp or command of; learn:
  8. to capture; seize:
  9. to receive as a punishment or sentence:
  10. to prevail on; influence or persuade:
  11. to prepare; make ready:
  12. (especially of animals) to beget.
  13. Informal. to affect emotionally:
  14. to hit, strike, or wound:
  15. Informal. to kill.
  16. Informal. to take vengeance on:
  17. to catch or be afflicted with; come down with or suffer from:
  18. Informal. to puzzle; irritate; annoy:
  19. Informal. to understand; comprehend:

verb (used without object)

  1. to come to a specified place; arrive; reach:
  2. to succeed, become enabled, or be permitted:
  3. to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition:
  4. (used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive):
  5. to succeed in coming, going, arriving at, visiting, etc. (usually followed by away, in, into, out, etc.):
  6. to bear, endure, or survive (usually followed by through or over):
  7. to earn money; gain.
  8. Informal. to leave promptly; scram:
  9. to start or enter upon the action of (followed by a present participle expressing action):

Origin of got

1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle Engli

Word Value for got
Scrable

4

Words with friends

5

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