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Dictionary: get-well
(gĕt'wĕl')
adj.
Expressing wishes for one's recovery: a get-well card.


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Idioms: get well
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Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon. This idiom uses well in the sense of "in good health," a usage dating from the mid-1500s.


Poker Guide: Get Well
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1) Refers to a player that wins a pot that makes them even or ahead.
2) To win after a lengthy losing streak.

SoundPoker Says: For example “I flopped four of a kind to beat a full house and won the pot. That got me well.”

See Also: Bad Beat, Catching a Card, Lucky, Pot Odds

WordNet: get well
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: improve in health
  Synonyms: get over, bounce back
  Antonym: get worse (meaning #1)


 
 
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