get the goods vs hear

get the goods and hear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get the goods	No	No	Yes	No
hear	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hear is a hypernym of get the goods; that is, hear is a word with a broader meaning than get the goods:

Other hypernyms of get the goods include discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, learn, pick up, see.

get the goods (verb)	hear (verb)
discover some bad or hidden information about	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
	receive a communication from someone
	listen and pay attention
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process