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