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To start hurrying to undertake a task.
We should get moving with the props if we want this play ready on time.
See Also: get a move on
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get moving — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑get cracking, ↑bestir oneself, ↑get going, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Get one's arse into gear — get moving; become organised and ready for action … Dictionary of Australian slang
get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… … English dictionary
get cracking — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑bestir oneself, ↑get going, ↑get moving, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get — [[t]gɛt[/t]] v. got, got got•ten, get•ting, 1) to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a gift; to get a pension[/ex] 2) to cause to be in one s possession or be available for one s use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to … From formal English to slang
get a move on — (informal) HURRY UP, speed up, move faster; informal get cracking, get moving, step on it, shake a leg; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; … Useful english dictionary
get your ass in gear — 1. exclam. get moving; get going; get started. Get your ass in gear. It s time for school. 2. idiom. get moving; start doing what you are supposed to be doing … English slang
get — gettable, getable, adj. /get/, v., got or (Archaic) gat; got or gotten; getting, n. v.t. 1. to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 2. to cause to be in one s possession or succeed … Universalium
get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP … Useful english dictionary
