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noun
  1. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
    Adam  ecstasy  XTC  go  disco biscuit  cristal  X  hug drug 
  2. a usually brief attempt
    "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    crack  fling  go  pass  whirl  offer 
  3. a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
    go  go game 
  4. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
    go  spell  tour  turn 
verb
  1. enter or assume a certain state or condition
    "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
    become  go  get 
  2. be in the right place or situation
    "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
    belong  go 
  3. blend or harmonize
    "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
    blend  go  blend in 
  4. stop operating or functioning
    "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
    fail  go bad  give way  die  give out  conk out  go  break  break down 
  5. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
    die  decease  perish  go  exit  pass away  expire  pass  kick the bucket  cash in one's chips  buy the farm  conk  give-up the ghost  drop dead  pop off  choke  croak  snuff it 
  6. move away from a place into another direction
    "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
    go  go away  depart 
  7. continue to live through hardship or adversity
    "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
    survive  last  live  live on  go  endure  hold up  hold out 
  8. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
    run  go  pass  lead  extend 
  9. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
    "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
    fit  go 
  10. perform as expected when applied
    "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
    function  work  operate  go  run 
  11. begin or set in motion
    "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
    start  go  get going 
  12. follow a certain course
    "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
    proceed  go 
  13. progress by being changed
    "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    move  go  run 
  14. be abolished or discarded
    "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
    go 
  15. give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
    "I plumped for the losing candidates"
    plump  go 
  16. have a turn; make one's move in a game
    "Can I go now?"
    move  go 
  17. to be spent or finished
    "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
    run low  run short  go 
  18. be spent
    "All my money went for food and rent"
    go 
  19. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
    "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    rifle  go 
  20. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
    travel  go  move  locomote 
  21. make a certain noise or sound
    "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
    sound  go 
  22. follow a procedure or take a course
    "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
    go  proceed  move 
  23. have a particular form
    "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    run  go 
  24. pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
    "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"
    go 
  25. be awarded; be allotted
    "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
    go 
  26. be or continue to be in a certain condition
    "The children went hungry that day"
    go 
  27. lead, extend, or afford access
    "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    go  lead 
  28. be ranked or compare
    "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
    go 
  29. be sounded, played, or expressed
    "How does this song go again?"
    go 
  30. be contained in
    "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
    go 
adjective
  1. functioning correctly and ready for action
    "all systems are go"
    go 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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