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got stuck into

got stuck into is the simple past and past participle 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 got stuck into

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

Words near got stuck into in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: got 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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