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gets action

gets action is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get action.

Meaning of get action

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To succeed at seducing another person into sexual activity.

Questions about gets action

What is gets action the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets action is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get action.

Words near gets action in the dictionary

  1. gets a wriggle on
  2. gets about
  3. gets above oneself
  4. gets across
  5. gets across the line
  6. gets action
  7. gets after
  8. gets ahead
  9. gets ahead of
  10. gets ahead of oneself
  11. gets ahold of

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