(dated, slang) To attain a decided advantage over (someone).

plural of get-nothing

(obsolete) A lazy person; an idler; a layabout.

(transitive, dated, colloquial) To comprehend. / (transitive, dated, colloquial) To eat or drink.

(get ahead of a potential development) To take preemptive action before the development becomes reality. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, ahead, of.

present participle of get about

present participle of get across

present participle of get ahead of

Misspelling of get rid of.

(transitive) To become a source of conflict, especially unwittingly or accidentally.