"get it up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get it up.ogg Forms: gets it up [present, singular, third-person], getting it up [participle, present], got it up [past], got it up [UK, participle, past], gotten it up [US, participle, past]
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  1. (slang) To achieve or stimulate a penile erection. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex Translations (achieve a penile erection): einen hochkriegen (German)
    Sense id: en-get_it_up-en-verb-4y8a1Ltw Disambiguation of Sex: 89 2 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", English terms with placeholder "it", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 7 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 58 13 29 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 38 21 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 13 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 11 21 Disambiguation of 'achieve a penile erection': 93 1 6
  2. (slang, figurative, by extension) To be enthusiastic about something; to maintain enthusiasm for something. Tags: broadly, figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-get_it_up-en-verb-dKLIwXWE Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 38 21 41
  3. (slang) To acquire enough money to pay off a debt. Tags: slang Related terms: keep it up
    Sense id: en-get_it_up-en-verb-36SFmvfy Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 38 21 41

Inflected forms

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