go

noun

  1. 1

    a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

  2. 2

    a usually brief attempt

    he took a crack at it

    I gave it a whirl

  3. 3

    street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

  4. 4

    a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

    it's my go

    a spell of work

verb

  1. 1

    enter or assume a certain state or condition

    He became annoyed when he heard the bad news

    It must be getting more serious

  2. 2

    follow a certain course

    The inauguration went well

    how did your interview go?

  3. 3

    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

  4. 4

    be abolished or discarded

    These ugly billboards have to go!

    These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge

  5. 5

    stop operating or functioning

    The engine finally went

    The car died on the road

  6. 6

    progress by being changed

    The speech has to go through several more drafts

    run through your presentation before the meeting

  7. 7

    give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

    I plumped for the losing candidates

  8. 8

    have a turn; make one's move in a game

    Can I go now?

Synonyms

Also useful for “go”:Unscrambler