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gotten someone in a line

gotten someone in a line is the past participle of get someone in a line.

Meaning of get someone in a line

Verb

get someone in a line (third-person singular simple present gets someone in a line, present participle getting someone in a line, simple past got someone in a line, past participle got someone in a line or gotten someone in a line)

  1. (archaic, slang) To hoax or entrap somebody, so as to get some sport out of them.
    • I am afraid they have got me in a line.* In addition to the rest of my troubles, I find this shifting ships and fitting out messes attended with an enormous expense. […] * A common phrase among the seamen at Bitche, meaning to allure or entice.The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects (volume 33, page 281)

Questions about gotten someone in a line

What is gotten someone in a line the past participle of?
Gotten someone in a line is the past participle of get someone in a line.

Words near gotten someone in a line in the dictionary

  1. gotten sick
  2. gotten some
  3. gotten some air
  4. gotten someone at it
  5. gotten someone for a Tartar
  6. gotten someone in a line
  7. gotten someone there
  8. gotten someone's back
  9. gotten someone's back up
  10. gotten someone's dander up
  11. gotten someone's drift

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