Definition of getting

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Getting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ge.

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Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich..
Procreation :: Procreation (n.) The act of begetting; generation and production of young.
Nestle :: Nestle (v. i.) To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles..
Stationary :: Stationary (a.) Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary..
Money-maker :: Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive..
Getting :: Getting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ge.
Pony :: Pony (n.) A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.
Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation, liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt, or the performance of a trust or duty..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes..
Begetting :: Begetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bege.
Getting :: Getting (n.) That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..
Forgetting :: Forgetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forge.
Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.
Manoeuvre :: Manoeuvre (n.) To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.
Fineer :: Fineer (v. i.) To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit..
Puberty :: Puberty (n.) The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females..
Retrogenerative :: Retrogenerative (a.) Begetting young by retrocopulation.
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