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get up into

get up into verb: to move close enough to (someone or something) to guard them, stop them from scoring or passing, etc.

Verb

get up into (third-person singular simple present gets up into, present participle getting up into, simple past got up into, past participle got up into or gotten up into)

  1. To move close enough to (someone or something) to guard them, stop them from scoring or passing, etc.
    • You need to get up into him or he's gonna keep sinking baskets.
    • Go for it, get up into the ball!

Forms of get up into

third-person singular presentgets up into
present participlegetting up into
pastgot up into
past participlegot up into
past participlegotten up into

Questions about get up into

What does get up into mean?
Get up into means to move close enough to (someone or something) to guard them, stop them from scoring or passing, etc.
What part of speech is get up into?
Get up into is a verb.
What is the past tense of get up into?
The past tense of get up into is got up into.

Words near get up into in the dictionary

  1. get up
  2. get up early
  3. get up in
  4. get up in someone's face
  5. get up in someone's grill
  6. get up into
  7. get up off
  8. get up on the wrong side of bed
  9. get up on the wrong side of the bed
  10. get up someone's nose
  11. get up the yard

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