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)
- To begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
- Synonyms:
- fight
- 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 of get physical
- fight
- have sex
- copulate
- couple
- engage in sex
- exchange flesh
- have intimate relations
- have marital relations
- have sexual relations
- intercourse
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Forms of get physical
| third-person singular present | gets physical |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting physical |
| past | got physical |
| past participle UK | got physical |
| past participle US | gotten 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.
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