get_over | ||
1. | [ verb ] travel across or pass over | |
Synonyms: | cross traverse cut_across cover pass_over cut_through get_across track | |
Examples: | "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
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Related terms: | pass walk crisscross hop bridge ford stride tramp drive course jaywalk path crossing traverser traversal | |
2. | [ verb ] improve in health | |
Synonyms: | bounce_back pull_round get_well | |
Examples: | "He got well fast" |
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Related terms: | get_worse better | |
3. | [ verb ] to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end | |
Examples: | "Let's get this job over with" "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task" |
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Related terms: | carry_through | |
4. | [ verb ] get on top of; deal with successfully | |
Synonyms: | overcome surmount master subdue swim | |
Examples: | "He overcame his shyness" |
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Related terms: | overcome bulldog | |