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get it on

get it on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.

Verb

get it on (third-person singular simple present gets it on, present participle getting it on, simple past got it on, past participle (UK) got it on or (US) gotten it on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.
    • Where's your coat? Get it on and let's get out of here.
  2. (slang) To have sex.
    • I can see the sparks between us. Let's get it on, baby!
    • The unfortunate thing about calling the season seven finale “The Dragon And The Wolf” is you can’t even reference it by name without picturing Daenerys Targaryen’s long-awaited hook-up with Jon Snow, her strapping hunk of an ally and also her nephew. It’s a hell of an episode, the dining car on...2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club
  3. (slang) To engage in a fight.
    • You want a piece of me? OK, let's get it on!.
    Synonyms:
    do battle, get some
  4. (idiomatic) To hurry up; to get a move on; to start.
    • I need to get it on: there's not much time left.
    Synonyms:
    get a wiggle on

Synonyms of get it on

All synonyms of get it on

Forms of get it on

third-person singular presentgets it on
present participlegetting it on
pastgot it on
past participle UKgot it on
past participle USgotten it on

Questions about get it on

What does get it on mean?
Get it on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.
What part of speech is get it on?
Get it on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get it on?
The past tense of get it on is got it on.

Words near get it on in the dictionary

  1. get it how one lives
  2. get it how one lives it
  3. get it in
  4. get it in the neck
  5. get it in ya
  6. get it on
  7. get it over
  8. get it through one's skull
  9. get it together
  10. get it twisted
  11. get it up

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