GET AT Synonyms

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

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

• win something through one's efforts

• gain knowledge or skills

• gain through experience

• get the meaning of something

• take into custody

• anticipate with dread or anxiety

• to gain with effort

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• find unexpectedly

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

• any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

• succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

• attract; cause to be enamored

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

• the quantity that was caught

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• to hook or entangle

• attract and fix

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• reach in time

• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• be struck or affected by

• check oneself during an action

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• see or watch

• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

• detect a blunder or misstep

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• come down with

• start burning

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• attract; cause to be enamored

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• take in and retain

• spread or be communicated

• be the catcher

• become aware of

• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

• get the meaning of something

• to become aware of through the senses

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• make a discovery, make a new finding

• find unexpectedly

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• see for the first time; make a discovery

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• come into possession of

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• be valid, applicable, or true

• get or find back; recover the use of

• go for and bring back

• run after, pick up, and bring to the master

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

• an evil supernatural being

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

• a word used in exclamations of confusion

• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• coat or stuff with a spicy paste

• rock fragments and pebbles

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cover with gravel

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

• an informer or spy working for the police

• a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• inform or spy (for the police)

• any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

• sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• make turbid by stirring up the sediments of