"get by" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available (synset 202593624)
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
subtypes:
- extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- fend - try to manage without help
- cut, hack - be able to manage or manage successfully
- rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely
same as: contend, cope, deal, grapple, make do, make out, manage
Pass or move in front of (synset 202053912)
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

is a type of: overhaul, overtake, pass - travel past
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences;
Get away with a forbidden action (synset 200812391)
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

subtypes: evade - use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

same as: escape, get away, get off, get out