get in

Definitions of get in
  1. verb
    to come or go into
    synonyms: come in, enter, get into, go in, go into, move into
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    Antonyms:
    exit, get out, go out, leave
    move out of or depart from
    go away, go forth, leave
    go away from a place
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    take the field
    go on the playing field, of a football team
    penetrate, perforate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    re-enter
    enter again
    file in
    enter by marching in a file
    pop in
    enter briefly
    walk in
    enter by walking
    call at, out in
    enter a harbor
    take water
    enter the water
    turn in
    make an entrance by turning from a road
    board, get on
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    intrude, irrupt
    enter uninvited
    encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon
    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
    dock
    come into dock
    break in
    intrude on uninvited
    dig into, poke into, probe
    examine physically with or as if with a probe
    cut
    penetrate injuriously
    interpenetrate, permeate
    penetrate mutually or be interlocked
    strike
    pierce with force
    break
    pierce or penetrate
    foray
    briefly enter enemy territory
    poke into
    enter briefly
    creep in, sneak in
    enter surreptitiously
    diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle
    spread or diffuse through
    honeycomb
    penetrate thoroughly and into every part
    berth, moor, wharf
    come into or dock at a wharf
    pierce
    make a hole into
    pierce, thrust
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    pierce
    cut or make a way through
    tunnel
    force a way through
    filter, percolate, permeate, sink in
    pass through
    grain, ingrain
    thoroughly work in
    immerse, plunge
    thrust or throw into
    force, storm
    take by force
    ooze through
    run slowly and gradually
    embark, ship
    go on board
    entrain
    board a train
    catch
    reach in time
    bother
    intrude or enter uninvited
    barge in, crash, gate-crash
    enter uninvited; informal
    move in on
    make intrusive advances towards
    foray into, raid
    enter someone else's territory and take spoils
  2. verb
    of trains; move into (a station)
    synonyms: draw in, move in, pull in
    close in, draw in
    advance or converge on
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    Antonyms:
    get out, pull out
    move out or away
    back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out
    remove oneself from an obligation
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    type of:
    arrive, come, get
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
  3. verb
    secure a place in a college, university, etc.
    synonyms: get into
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    obtain
    come into possession of
  4. verb
    succeed in a big way; get to the top
    synonyms: arrive, go far, make it
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    bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
    attain success or reach a desired goal
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