Search Result for "get_at":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. reach or gain access to;
- Example: "How does one access the attic in this house?"
- Example: "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"
[syn: access, get at]

2. influence by corruption;

3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
- Example: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
- Example: "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

get at
    v 1: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in
         this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I
         climb on the roof" [syn: access, get at]
    2: influence by corruption
    3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
       "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
       irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
       [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
       irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
       chafe, devil]