go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are
go" [ant: {no-go}]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell},
{tour}, {turn}]
2: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
3: (Japanese) a board game for two players who place counters
on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the
opponent's counters [syn: {go game}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" [syn: {travel}, {move},
{locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: 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" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away
before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
{go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
4: 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!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary";
"Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs....",
"as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
7: 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" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to
go!" "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children
went hungry that day"
11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun
went `bang'" [syn: {sound}]
12: function properly; "The washing machine won't go unless it's
plugged in" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {run}]
[ant: {malfunction}]
13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}]
14: progress by being changed: "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}]
15: continue to live, endure or last; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These
superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" [syn:
{survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up},
{hold out}]
16: 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"
17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish},
{exit}, {pass away}, {expire}] [ant: {be born}]
18: 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?" [syn: {belong}]
19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as
Juilliard-trained violinists go"
20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}]
21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[syn: {move}]
22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go
again?"
24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in
your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend},
{blend in}]
25: lead. extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the
basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}]
26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
"This skirt won't go around your waist" [syn: {fit}]
27: go through in search of something; search through someone's
belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my
desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}]
28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group
or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}]
30: 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 coffe maker broke";
"The engine failed on the way to town" [syn: {fail}, {give
way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}]