get under it

verb

To sharply steer the other direction (e.g. to switch from right to left) when backing up in order to align a truck straight on with a loading dock.

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Meanings

verbget under it (third-person singular simple present gets under it, present participle getting under it, simple past got under it, past participle gotten under it)

present singular third person gets under it · participle present getting under it · past got under it · participle past gotten under it

  1. USslangtruckingTo sharply steer the other direction (e.g. to switch from right to left) when backing up in order to align a truck straight on with a loading dock.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get under it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20under%20it.

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