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got under it

got under it is the simple past of get under it.

Meaning of get under it

Verb

get under it (third-person singular simple present gets under it, present participle getting under it, simple past got under it, past participle gotten under it)

  1. (US, slang, trucking) To sharply steer the other direction (e.g. to switch from right to left) when backing up in order to align a truck straight on with a loading dock.

Questions about got under it

What is got under it the simple past of?
Got under it is the simple past of get under it.

Words near got under it in the dictionary

  1. got to the bottom of
  2. got to the fireworks factory
  3. got to the point
  4. got together
  5. got turned around
  6. got under it
  7. got under one's goat
  8. got under someone's skin
  9. got underneath someone's skin
  10. got up
  11. got up early

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