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Meaning of go

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  go
      adj 1: 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: {go},
           {spell}, {tour}, {turn}]
      2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam},
         {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug
         drug}]
      3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "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}]
      v 1: 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" [syn: {travel}, {go},
           {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: {go}, {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}, {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}, {come up}]
      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}, {go}, {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
         follows"; "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; "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}, {go}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
      8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
         did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}, {go}]
      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}, {go}]
      12: 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" [syn:
          {function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant:
          {malfunction}, {misfunction}]
      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}, {go}]
      14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
          several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before
          the meeting" [syn: {move}, {go}, {run}]
      15: 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?" [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; "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; "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" [syn: {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}] [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}, {go}]
      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}, {go}, {get going}] [ant:
          {halt}, {stop}]
      21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
          [syn: {move}, {go}]
      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}, {go}, {blend in}]
      25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the
          basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {go}, {lead}]
      26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
          "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; "Who rifled through my
          desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}, {go}]
      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}, {go}]
      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 coffee maker broke"; "The
          engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
          the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die},
          {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]

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