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get physical

get physical verb: to begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).

Verb

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

  1. (literally) To begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
    Synonyms:
    fight
  2. (figuratively, slang) To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
    • Let's get physical, physical / I wanna get physical / Let's get into physical / Let me hear your body talk, your body talk1981, “Physical”, in Physical, performed by Olivia Newton-John
    Synonyms:
    have sex, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations

Synonyms of get physical

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Forms of get physical

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

Questions about get physical

What does get physical mean?
Get physical means to begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
What part of speech is get physical?
Get physical is a verb.
What is the past tense of get physical?
The past tense of get physical is got physical.

Words near get physical in the dictionary

  1. get over on
  2. get over oneself
  3. get over the line
  4. get past
  5. get past oneself
  6. get physical
  7. get readies
  8. get ready
  9. get ready, get set, go
  10. get real
  11. get rekt

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