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getting a pair

getting a pair is the present participle and gerund of get a pair.

Meaning of get a pair

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair.
    Synonyms:
    grow a pair

Questions about getting a pair

What is getting a pair the present participle and gerund of?
Getting a pair is the present participle and gerund of get a pair.

Words near getting a pair in the dictionary

  1. getting a leg up
  2. getting a life
  3. getting a line on
  4. getting a load of
  5. getting a move on
  6. getting a pair
  7. getting a rise
  8. getting a rise from
  9. getting a rise out of
  10. getting a run on
  11. getting a sad on

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