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What is another word for gets at?

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Signifies or conveys (an idea or object)
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“What exactly were you trying to get at when you scratched your nose and winked?”
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To acquire or gain possession of (something)
“In her view, one way to get at success is to define it in terms of what the patient wants from treatment and what the therapist wants.”
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To reach or gain access to something
“It was possible to actually reach in and get at the components of your engine.”
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To irritate or annoy someone
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“If somebody were to insult me and call me crazy, I feel like that would really get at me.”
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(British, informal) To harass or torment someone, typically subtly and repeatedly
“Keane has improved his aggression in the past few seasons, and I think that is one thing critics can not get at him for.”
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(British, informal) To bribe or unfairly influence someone
“It occurs to me that any of those seven judges could have been got at.”
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To determine or dictate
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To be impossible to understand
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To search for something, typically information
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To criticize or express contempt for
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To discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation
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To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
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To physically attack violently
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