(colloquial) To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.

To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand. / To attain the understanding of a complex topic.

(idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.

(idiomatic, Britain) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards.

To move into action in pursuit of something. / To move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another. / To attempt to convince another to move into action.

Alternative spelling of getaway

(literally) To move away (from). / (with 'from' when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape; to flee (from).

Expressing disbelief.

(informal) To get started; to get busy.

To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path. / (figuratively) To avoid or bypass an obstacle.