He’d ____ in the habit of putting everything off until later.

verb

1. To gain possession of

   "got a new bicycle"

2. To receive as a return earn

   "he got a bad reputation for carelessness"

3. To obtain by concession or entreaty

   "get your mother's permission to go"

4. To become affected by (a disease or bodily condition) catch

   "got measles from his sister"

5. To seek out and obtain

   "hoped to get dinner at the inn"

6. To obtain and bring where wanted or needed

   "get a pencil from the desk"

7. Beget
8. To cause to come or go

   "quickly got his luggage through customs"

9. To cause to move

   "get it out of the house"

10. To cause to be in a certain position or condition

    "got his feet wet"

11. To make ready prepare

    "get breakfast"

12. To be subjected to

    "got a bad fall"

13. To receive by way of punishment
14. To suffer a specified injury to

    "got my nose broken"

15. To achieve as a result of military activity
16. To obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage

    "he got little for his trouble"

17. Seize

    "The dog got the thief by the leg."

18. Overcome

    "Such practices will surely get you in the end."

19. To have an emotional effect on

    "the final scene always gets me"

20. Irritate

    "the delays were starting to get her"

21. Puzzle

    "This problem really gets me."

22. To take vengeance on
23. Hit
24. To prevail on cause

    "finally got them to tidy up their room"

25. Have
26. To have as an obligation or necessity
27. To find out by calculation

    "get the answer to a problem"

28. Memorize

    "got the verse by heart"

29. Hear

    "Sorry, but I didn't get your name."

30. Understand

    "he got the joke"

31. To establish communication with
32. To put out in baseball
33. Deliver

    "the car gets 20 miles to the gallon"

34. To succeed in coming or going to bring or move oneself

    "get away to the country"

35. To reach or enter into a certain condition

    "got to sleep after midnight"

36. To make progress

    "hasn't gotten far with the essay"

37. To acquire wealth
38. To be able

    "never got to go to college"

39. To come to be
40. To succeed in becoming become

    "how to get clear of all the debts I owe"

41. To become involved

    "people who get into trouble with the law"

42. To leave immediately

    "told them to get"

43. Used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary

adjective

1. Acquired by illicit or improper means

   "ill-gotten gains"

adjective

1. Changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition

   "bent twigs"

2. Strongly inclined determined
3. Different from the normal or usual

   "… she was so bent that she's probably a woman who ought to be locked up somewhere …"

4. Dishonest, corrupt

   "a bent cop"

5. Intoxicated, drunk

   "Like to get bent? This hangover beater will help you get back on track."

noun

1. Any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
2. The flesh of any of these birds used as food

   "The menu features roast duck."

3. A female duck compare drake
4. Person, creature

   "You lucky duck!"

5. Darling
6. any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage —often used figuratively in phrases like have one's ducks in a row, get one's ducks in a row, or put one's ducks in a row to describe being or becoming thoroughly prepared or organized
7. the flesh of any of these birds used as food
8. a female duck

verb

1. To become current circulate
2. To be up and about begin to walk

   "able to get about again"

verb

1. To become clear or convincing
2. To make clear or convincing

   "we couldn't get our point across"

verb

1. To proceed toward a destination progress
2. To approach an advanced stage
3. To meet one's needs manage

   "we got along on a minimum of clothing"

4. To be or remain on congenial terms

verb

1. Circumvent, evade
2. To get the better of
3. To find or take the necessary time or effort
4. To give attention or consideration
5. To go from place to place
6. To become known or current

   "word got around that he was resigning"

verb

1. To come or go again to a person, place, or condition return, revert

   "getting back to the main topic of the lecture"

2. To gain revenge retaliate
3. To regain possession of recover