Definition of getting

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Getting (n.) The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

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Pony :: Pony (n.) A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.
Mammonish :: Mammonish (a.) Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
Procreation :: Procreation (n.) The act of begetting; generation and production of young.
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had..
Completion :: Completion (n.) The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service..
Money-maker :: Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive..
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..
Forgetting :: Forgetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forge.
Oblivion :: Oblivion (n.) The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness..
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..
Progeneration :: Progeneration (n.) The act of begetting; propagation.
Retrogenerative :: Retrogenerative (a.) Begetting young by retrocopulation.
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.
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything..
Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship..
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..
Stationary :: Stationary (a.) Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser, greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich..
Bridge :: Bridge (v. t.) To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over..
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