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get-ready

get-ready noun: the act of getting oneself or something ready; something done to do so.

Noun

get-ready (plural get-readies)

  1. (rare) The act of getting oneself or something ready; something done to do so.
    • Thus there might be thirty-nine mechanics working on new car get-readies, new car customer policy work, and outside customer repairs, while one man struggles to keep the current stock of perhaps a hundred used cars in running order.1968, Anthony Till, What You Should Know Before You Buy a Car, Los Angeles, Calif.: Sherbourne Press, →OCLC, page 170
    • Shuffle techniques taught: The original Complete Deck Control with Riffle Shuffle, speed, cover, resistance, angles, cutting sequences, get-readies, jog usage, double hand movement, […]2001 June 30, Mystic Lake Magic, “Mystic Lakes Magic Newsletter”, in alt.magic.marketplace (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026

Forms of get-ready

pluralget-readies
alternative formget ready

Origin of get-ready

Deverbal from get ready.

Questions about get-ready

What does get-ready mean?
Get-ready means the act of getting oneself or something ready; something done to do so.
What part of speech is get-ready?
Get-ready is a noun.
What is the plural of get-ready?
The plural of get-ready is get-readies.

Words near get-ready in the dictionary

  1. get-out-of-jail-free cards
  2. get-outs
  3. get-pennies
  4. get-penny
  5. get-readies
  6. get-ready
  7. get-rich-quick
  8. get-rich-quicker
  9. get-rich-quickers
  10. get-there-ativeness
  11. get-there-itis

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