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

  2. [noun] street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
    Synonyms: Adam, ecstasy, XTC, disco biscuit, cristal, hug drug

  3. [noun] a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    Synonyms: crack, fling, pass, whirl, offer

  4. [noun] a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
    Synonyms: game

  5. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: travel, move, locomote

  6. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: proceed, move

  7. [verb] move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
    Synonyms: away, depart

  8. [verb] 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!"
    Synonyms: become, get

  9. [verb] be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

  10. [verb] have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    Synonyms: run

  11. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: run, pass, lead, extend

  12. [verb] follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
    Synonyms: proceed

  13. [verb] be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

  14. [verb] be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"

  15. [verb] make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
    Synonyms: sound

  16. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: function, work, operate, run

  17. [verb] to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
    Synonyms: run low, run short

  18. [verb] progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    Synonyms: move, run

  19. [verb] continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
    Synonyms: survive, last, live, live on, endure, hold up, hold out

  20. [verb] 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"

  21. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: die, decease, perish, exit, pass away, expire, pass

  22. [verb] be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs
    Synonyms: belong

  23. [verb] be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

  24. [verb] begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
    Synonyms: start, get ing

  25. [verb] have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
    Synonyms: move

  26. [verb] be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"

  27. [verb] be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"

  28. [verb] blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
    Synonyms: blend, blend in

  29. [verb] lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    Synonyms: lead

  30. [verb] be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
    Synonyms: fit

  31. [verb] go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    Synonyms: rifle

  32. [verb] be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"

  33. [verb] give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
    Synonyms: plump

  34. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: fail, bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, break, break down

  35. [adjective] functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"

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