Meanings
present singular third person gets physical · participle present getting physical · past got physical · UK participle past got physical · US participle past gotten physical
- literallyTo begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
Synonyms: fight
- figurativelyslangTo begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
Let's get physical, physical / I wanna get physical / Let's get into physical / Let me hear your body talk, your body talk
1981, “Physical”, in Physical, performed by Olivia Newton-JohnSynonyms: have sex, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo begin to make physical contact aggressively (as part of fighting or playing sports).
verbTo begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
Cite this entry
get physical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20physical
“get physical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20physical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get physical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20physical.
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