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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. come to terms with;
- Example: "We got by on just a gallon of gas"
- Example: "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
[syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]

2. pass or move in front of;
- Example: "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action;
- Example: "She gets away with murder!"
- Example: "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
[syn: get off, get away, get by, get out, escape]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

get by
    v 1: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
         "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
         cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
         grapple, deal, manage]
    2: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other
       dogs to win the race"
    3: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
       forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
       get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: get off,
       get away, get by, get out, escape]