Meaning

2 senses
  1. (literally)To begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).

  2. (figuratively, slang)To begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom gets a physical once a year.

  2. I get a physical examination once a year.

    ruЯ прохожу медицинский осмотр один раз в год. — Lenin_1917

    deIch lasse mich einmal pro Jahr ärztlich untersuchen. — Sudajaengi

  3. You should go get a physical examination from a doctor.

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  4. Sami got into a physical altercation.

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  5. Ziri wanted to get a physical.

Forms

gets physical, getting physical, got physical, got physical
Base formget physical · to get physical
3rd person singulargets physical
Present participlegetting physical
Past simplegot physical
Past participlegot physical / gotten physical

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget physical
he, she, itgets physical

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot physical

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got physical
he, she, ithas got physical

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get physical

Synonyms

111 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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