"get stuck in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get stuck in.ogg Forms: gets stuck in [present, singular, third-person], getting stuck in [participle, present], got stuck in [past], got stuck in [UK, participle, past], gotten stuck in [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> stuck in}} get stuck in (third-person singular simple present gets stuck in, present participle getting stuck in, simple past got stuck in, past participle (UK) got stuck in or (US) gotten stuck in)
  1. (idiomatic, British) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards. Tags: British, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-get_stuck_in-en-verb-Vl~6IjC5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "gets stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "British English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's really getting stuck in to his new job as chief executive. He's sacked half the boardroom staff already.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To dedicate a large amount of effort towards."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, British) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "form": "gets stuck in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got stuck in",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "got stuck in",
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        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gotten stuck in",
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        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dedicate a large amount of effort towards."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, British) To dedicate a large amount of effort towards."
      ],
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        "British",
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