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gets stuck into

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

Meaning of get stuck into

Verb

get stuck into (third-person singular simple present gets stuck into, present participle getting stuck into, simple past and past participle got stuck into)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.
    • After pulling our boat up the beach there wasn’t much to do but collapse onto the sand and get stuck into some serious drinking.1998, Gary McKay, In Good Company
  2. (UK) To start eating.
    • Dinner's ready! Quick, get stuck into it!
  3. (Australia) To criticise someone; tell off; to get angry at; to attack.
    • Why are you getting stuck into me all of the sudden? I didn't do anything!

Questions about gets stuck into

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

Words near gets stuck into in the dictionary

  1. gets something over with
  2. gets something twisted
  3. gets started
  4. gets straight
  5. gets stuck in
  6. gets stuck into
  7. gets sturdy
  8. gets taken in
  9. gets the ball rolling
  10. gets the band back together
  11. gets the best of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gets stuck into (page history and authors); get stuck into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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