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gets up into

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

Meaning of get up into

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.

Questions about gets up into

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

Words near gets up into in the dictionary

  1. gets up
  2. gets up early
  3. gets up in
  4. gets up in someone's face
  5. gets up in someone's grill
  6. gets up into
  7. gets up on the wrong side of bed
  8. gets up on the wrong side of the bed
  9. gets up to
  10. gets up with the chickens
  11. gets wasted

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