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got ink

got ink is the simple past and past participle 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 got ink

What is got ink the simple past and past participle of?
Got ink is the simple past and past participle of get ink.

Words near got ink in the dictionary

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

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