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gets ink

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

Meaning of get ink

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To receive publicity.
    • Soon everybody, not just the Lefraks, was sneering. Donald Trump was getting more ink than Harry Helmsley, and there were no buildings to show for it, just bizarre stories with acronyms like CPC, UDC, MTA in them.1980 November 17, Marie Brenner, “Trumping the Town”, in New York Magazine, page 27

Questions about gets ink

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

Words near gets ink in the dictionary

  1. gets in the boat and rows
  2. gets in the boat and starts rowing
  3. gets in the way
  4. gets in touch
  5. gets in with
  6. gets ink
  7. gets inside someone's pants
  8. gets into
  9. gets into character
  10. gets into it
  11. gets into one's stride

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