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Definitions of 'GO' Wordnet 

1. (noun) go, spell, tour, turn
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
"it's my go"; "a spell of work"

2. (noun) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

3. (noun) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

4. (adj) go, go game
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

5. (verb) go
functioning correctly and ready for action
"all systems are go"

6. (verb) travel, go, move, locomote
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"

7. (verb) go, proceed, move
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"

8. (verb) go, go away, depart
move away from a place into another direction
"Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"

9. (verb) become, go, get
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!"

10. (verb) go
be awarded; be allotted
"The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

11. (verb) run, go
have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

12. (verb) run, go, pass, lead, extend
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"

13. (verb) proceed, go
follow a certain course
"The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

14. (verb) go
be abolished or discarded
"These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

15. (verb) go
be or continue to be in a certain condition
"The children went hungry that day"

16. (verb) sound, go
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

17. (verb) function, work, operate, go, run
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"

18. (verb) run low, run short, go
to be spent or finished
"The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

19. (verb) move, go, run
progress by being changed
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

20. (verb) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
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?"

21. (verb) go
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"

22. (verb) 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
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"

23. (verb) belong, go
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?"

24. (verb) go
be ranked or compare
"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

25. (verb) start, go, get going
begin or set in motion
"I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

26. (verb) move, go
have a turn; make one's move in a game
"Can I go now?"

27. (verb) go
be contained in
"How many times does 18 go into 54?"

28. (verb) go
be sounded, played, or expressed
"How does this song go again?"

29. (verb) blend, go, blend in
blend or harmonize
"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

30. (verb) go, lead
lead, extend, or afford access
"This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

31. (verb) fit, go
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

32. (verb) rifle, go
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

33. (verb) go
be spent
"All my money went for food and rent"

34. (verb) plump, go
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
"I plumped for the losing candidates"

35. (verb) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
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"


Definitions of 'GO' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) GO
act; working; operation

2. (noun) GO
a circumstance or occurrence; an incident

3. (noun) GO
the fashion or mode; as, quite the go

4. (noun) GO
noisy merriment; as, a high go

5. (noun) GO
a glass of spirits

6. (noun) GO
power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him

7. (noun) GO
that condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one

8.  GO
gone

9. (verb) GO
to pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; -- used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied

10. (verb) GO
to move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely

11. (verb) GO
to be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded

12. (verb) GO
to proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out

13. (verb) GO
to proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show

14. (verb) GO
to apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake

15. (verb) GO
to proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over or through

16. (verb) GO
to be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate

17. (verb) GO
to move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come

18. (verb) GO
to pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die

19. (verb) GO
to reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York

20. (verb) GO
to have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law

21. (verb) GO
to take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in

22. (verb) GO
to bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling


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