go

Adjective
  1. Functioning correctly and ready for action (synset 301126538)
    "all systems are go"
    similar to: a-ok, a-okay - in perfect condition or order
Noun
  1. A time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) (synset 115317305)
    "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
    is a type of: duty period, shift, work shift - the time period during which you are at work
    same as: spell, tour, turn
  2. Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine (synset 102681592)
    is a type of: mdma, methylenedioxymethamphetamine - a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
    same as: adam, cristal, disco biscuit, ecstasy, hug drug, x, xtc
  3. A usually brief attempt (synset 100788715)
    "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    is a type of: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    same as: crack, fling, offer, pass, whirl
  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 (synset 100505336)
    domain region: japan, nihon, nippon - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
    is a type of: board game - a game played on a specially designed board
    same as: go game
Verb
  1. Change location;
    Move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (synset 201839438)
    "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"
    subtypes:
    same as: locomote, move, travel
    verb group: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. Follow a procedure or take a course (synset 202377696)
    "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"
    is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    subtypes:
    • work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
    • embark, venture - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    • steamroll, steamroller - proceed with great force
    same as: move, proceed
  3. Move away from a place into another direction (synset 201852660)
    "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
    is a type of: exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from
    subtypes: blow, shove along, shove off - leave; informal or rude
    same as: depart, go away
  4. Enter or assume a certain state or condition (synset 200149403)
    "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!"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    • sober, sober up - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
    • sober, sober up - become more realistic
    • work - arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
    • take effect - go into effect or become effective or operative
    • run - change from one state to another
    • take - be seized or affected in a specified way
    • break - come into being
    • settle - become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
    same as: become, get
  5. Be awarded;
    Be allotted (synset 202659957)
    "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
  6. Have a particular form (synset 202727159)
    "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: run
  7. Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope;
    Run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (synset 202691775)
    "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"
    is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
    subtypes:
    • come - extend or reach
    • radiate, ray - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
    • go deep, go far - extend in importance or range
    • underrun - run or pass below
    same as: extend, lead, pass, run
    verb group: range, run - change or be different within limits
  8. Follow a certain course (synset 200342215)
    "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
    is a type of: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place - come to pass
    subtypes:
    same as: proceed
  9. Be abolished or discarded (synset 200360569)
    "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
    is a type of: disappear, go away, vanish - get lost, as without warning or explanation
  10. Be or continue to be in a certain condition (synset 202624054)
    "The children went hungry that day"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  11. Make a certain noise or sound (synset 202180712)
    "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
    is a type of: cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
    subtypes:
    same as: sound
  12. Perform as expected when applied (synset 201528454)
    "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"
    subtypes:
    • double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
    • roll - begin operating or running
    • run - be operating, running or functioning
    • cut - function as a cutting instrument
    • serve, service - be used by; as of a utility
    same as: function, operate, run, work
    verb group:
    • run - be operating, running or functioning
    • work - operate in or through
  13. To be spent or finished (synset 201195306)
    "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
    is a type of: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    same as: run low, run short
    verb group: go - be spent
  14. Progress by being changed (synset 200540190)
    "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    same as: move, run
  15. Continue to live and avoid dying (synset 202624202)
    "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?"; "One crash victim died, the other lived"
    entail: be, live - have life, be alive
    subtypes:
    same as: endure, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
    verb group:
  16. Pass, fare, or elapse;
    Of a certain state of affairs or action (synset 202623851)
    "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"
  17. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (synset 200359085)
    "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"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    same as: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
    verb group:
  18. Be in the right place or situation (synset 202743751)
    "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
    is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
    same as: belong
  19. Be ranked or compare (synset 202735694)
    "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
    is a type of: compare - be comparable
  20. Begin or set in motion (synset 201868216)
    "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
    subtypes:
    same as: get going, start
  21. Have a turn;
    Make one's move in a game (synset 201079008)
    "Can I go now?"
    entail: play - participate in games or sport
    subtypes:
    • bluff, bluff out - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
    • stalemate - subject to a stalemate
    • castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
    • serve - put the ball into play
    • open - make the opening move
    • cast, draw - choose at random
    • ruff, trump - play a trump
    • maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
    • check - decline to initiate betting
    same as: move
    verb group: make a motion, move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
  22. Be contained in (synset 202706632)
    "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
  23. Be sounded, played, or expressed (synset 202706526)
    "How does this song go again?"
  24. Blend or harmonize (synset 202706315)
    "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
    is a type of: accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize - go together
    same as: blend, blend in
    verb group: fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  25. Lead, extend, or afford access (synset 202692313)
    "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    is a type of: be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
    same as: lead
  26. Be the right size or shape;
    Fit correctly or as desired (synset 202665841)
    "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
    is a type of: fit - conform to some shape or size
    subtypes:
    • tessellate - fit together exactly, of identical shapes
    • joint - fit as if by joints
    same as: fit
    verb group: blend, blend in, go - blend or harmonize
  27. Go through in search of something;
    Search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way (synset 201321509)
    "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    is a type of: search - subject to a search
    same as: rifle
  28. Be spent (synset 201195525)
    "All my money went for food and rent"
    verb group: go, run low, run short - to be spent or finished
  29. Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number (synset 200678186)
    "I plumped for the losing candidates"
    is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    same as: plump
  30. Stop operating or functioning (synset 200435327)
    "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"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    same as: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad
    verb group:

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