cruise vs get

cruise

verb
  • To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom. 

  • To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency. 

  • To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll. 

  • To sail about, especially for pleasure. 

  • To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group). 

  • To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months). 

  • To win easily and convincingly. 

  • To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield. 

noun
  • Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases. 

  • A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. 

  • A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group. See Cruising (driving). 

  • A small cup; cruse. 

  • A period spent in the Marine Corps. 

get

verb
  • To cover (a certain distance) while travelling. 

  • To be. Used to form the passive of verbs. 

  • To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution. 

  • To cause to become; to bring about. 

  • To kill. 

  • To receive. 

  • To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable). 

  • To getter. 

  • To obtain; to acquire. 

  • To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service). 

  • To begin (doing something or to do something). 

  • To have. See usage notes. 

  • To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state). 

  • To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc). 

  • To cause to do. 

  • To fetch, bring, take. 

  • To become, or cause oneself to become. 

  • To understand. (compare get it) 

  • To catch out, trick successfully. 

  • To find as an answer. 

  • To hear completely; catch. 

  • To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.). 

  • Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose. 

  • To go, to leave; to scram. 

  • To become ill with or catch (a disease). 

  • To measure. 

  • To perplex, stump. 

  • To cause to come or go or move. 

noun
  • Lineage. 

  • Something gained; an acquisition. 

  • A git. 

  • A difficult return or block of a shot. 

  • A Jewish writ of divorce. 

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