go
Other forms: went; going; gone; goes
To go is to proceed or move from one place to another. When you see a green traffic light, what do you do? You go! That's what you do.
You can physically go somewhere, like when you go to school on the bus or go to India on an airplane. You can also go forward with a plan, or proceed; or watch time go by. If a beach goes on forever, it stretches endlessly; and if you decide that strawberries and apples go together in a pie, they blend nicely. Go is one of the most frequently used verbs, with definitions that seem to go on forever.
Definitions of go
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically“How fast does your new car go?”“The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect”
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displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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stay in place
be stationary
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circulate, go around, spread
become widely known and passed on
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carry
cover a certain distance or advance beyond
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ease
move gently or carefully
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whish
move with a whishing sound
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float
move lightly, as if suspended
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swap
move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
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seek
go to or towards
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whine
move with a whining sound
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fly
be dispersed or disseminated
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ride
move like a floating object
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come
cover a certain distance
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ghost
move like a ghost
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betake oneself
displace oneself; go from one location to another
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overfly, pass over
fly over
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travel
undergo transportation as in a vehicle
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wend
direct one's course or way
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do
travel or traverse (a distance)
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raft
travel by raft in water
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get about, get around
move around; move from place to place
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repair, resort
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
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cruise
travel at a moderate speed
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journey, travel
travel upon or across
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come, come up
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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round
wind around; move along a circular course
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trundle
move slowly or heavily
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push
move strenuously and with effort
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travel purposefully
travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal
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swing
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
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cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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take the air, walk
take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
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meander, thread, wander, weave, wind
move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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forge, spirt, spurt
move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
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crawl, creep
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
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scramble
move hurriedly
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slide, slither
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
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roll, trundle, wheel
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
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glide
move smoothly and effortlessly
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bounce, jounce
move up and down repeatedly
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breeze
proceed quickly and easily
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be adrift, blow, drift, float
be in motion due to some air or water current
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play
move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
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float, swim
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
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swim
move as if gliding through water
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walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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move around, turn
pass to the other side of
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circle
travel around something
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slice into, slice through
move through a body or an object with a slicing motion
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drift, err, stray
wander from a direct course or at random
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run
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
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step
shift or move by taking a step
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drive, motor
travel or be transported in a vehicle
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automobile
travel in an automobile
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ski
move along on skis
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fly, wing
travel through the air; be airborne
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steam, steamer
travel by means of steam power
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tram
travel by tram
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taxi
travel slowly
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ferry
travel by ferry
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caravan
travel in a caravan
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ride, sit
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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prance
spring forward on the hind legs
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swim
travel through water
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arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward
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ascend, go up
travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
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come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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fall
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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crank, zigzag
travel along a zigzag path
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follow, travel along
travel along a certain course
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advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw
pull back or move away or backward
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retrograde
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
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continue, go forward, proceed
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
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back
travel backward
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pan
make a sweeping movement
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follow
travel behind, go after, come after
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lead, precede
move ahead (of others) in time or space
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follow, pursue
follow in or as if in pursuit
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return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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derail, jump
run off or leave the rails
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flock
move as a crowd or in a group
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accompany
go or travel along with
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billow
move with great difficulty
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circulate
move around freely
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circle, circulate
move in circles
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angle
move or proceed at an angle
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go across, go through, pass
go across or through
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go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by
move past
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hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip
move very fast
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speed
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
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zoom
move with a low humming noise
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drive
move by being propelled by a force
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belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
move fast
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shack, trail
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
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shuttle
travel back and forth between two points
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hiss, whoosh
move with a whooshing sound
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whisk
move quickly and nimbly
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barrel, careen, career
move headlong at high speed
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circuit
make a circuit
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lance
move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
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go around, outflank
go around the flank of (an opposing army)
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propagate
travel through the air
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draw
move or go steadily or gradually
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change, transfer
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
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swash
make violent, noisy movements
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pace
go at a pace
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step, tread
put down or press the foot, place the foot
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step
move with one's feet in a specific manner
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hurtle
move with or as if with a rushing sound
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retreat
move away, as for privacy
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whistle
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
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island hop
travel from one island to the next
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plough, plow
move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
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lurch
move haltingly and unsteadily
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sift
move as if through a sieve
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fall
move in a specified direction
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drag
move slowly and as if with great effort
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run
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
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bang
move noisily
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precess
move in a gyrating fashion
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move around, travel
travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
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ride
sit on and control a vehicle
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snowshoe
travel on snowshoes
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beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
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maneuver
move skillfully or adroitly, as around obstacles or into a position
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resurrect, rise, uprise
return from the dead
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break through, crack
pass through (a barrier)
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emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
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accost, address, come up to
speak to someone
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squeak by, squeak through
escape
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prolapse
slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
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thrash
move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
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fly
travel in an airplane
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hop
travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
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revisit
visit again
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stooge
cruise in slow or routine flights
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sail
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
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ship
travel by ship
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ride
ride over, along, or through
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fly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
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approach, come near
come near in time
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transit
pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
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tramp down, trample, tread down
walk on and flatten
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skid, slew, slide, slip, slue
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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waft
be driven or carried along, as by the air
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tide
be carried with the tide
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maunder
wander aimlessly
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constitutionalize
take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal
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gad, gallivant, jazz around
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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snake
move along a winding path
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forge
move ahead steadily
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scend, surge
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
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formicate
crawl about like ants
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coast
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
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bowl
roll (a ball)
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troll
cause to move round and round
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skitter
glide easily along a surface
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snake
move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
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dart, fleet, flit, flutter
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
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lollop
walk clumsily and with a bounce
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tap
walk with a tapping sound
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bumble, falter, stumble
walk unsteadily
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drift
move in an unhurried fashion
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fall back
move back and away from
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buoy
float on the surface of water
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spacewalk
move in space outside a spacecraft
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foot, hoof, hoof it, leg it
walk
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toe
walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
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walk
accompany or escort
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shlep, traipse
walk or tramp about
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perambulate, walk about, walk around
walk with no particular goal
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circumambulate, walk around
walk around something
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circumnavigate, compass
travel completely around something, especially by ship or plane
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ambulate
walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
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creep, mouse, pussyfoot, sneak
go stealthily or furtively
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cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
travel across or pass over
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infiltrate, pass through
pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
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run
cover by running; run a certain distance
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move through, pass across, pass over, pass through, transit
make a passage or journey from one place to another
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cut
pass directly and often in haste
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wade
walk (through relatively shallow water)
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cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
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sleepwalk, somnambulate
walk in one's sleep
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slink
walk stealthily
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gimp, hitch, hobble, limp
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
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scuffle, shamble, shuffle
walk by dragging one's feet
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saunter, stroll
walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
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amble, mosey
walk leisurely
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prowl
move about in or as if in a predatory manner
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skulk
move stealthily
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coggle, dodder, paddle, toddle, totter, waddle
walk unsteadily
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promenade
take a leisurely walk
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march
walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
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stride
walk with long steps
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hike
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
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footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
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climb, climb up, go up, mount
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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abseil, rappel, rope down
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
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tip, tippytoe, tiptoe
walk on one's toes
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stalk
walk stiffly
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buzz
fly low
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flounce
walk emphatically
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careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag
walk as if unable to control one's movements
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flounder, stagger
move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
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stamp, stomp, stump
walk heavily
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lumber, pound
move heavily or clumsily
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run
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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consort, run
keep company
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backpedal
step backwards, in boxing
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pace
walk with slow or fast paces
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trample, tread
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
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slouch
walk slovenly
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mince
walk daintily
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clomp, clump
walk clumsily
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cruise
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
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head
to go or travel towards
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skate
move along on skates
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wedel
ski, alternating directions
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hot-dog
perform intricate maneuvers while skiing
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schuss
ski downhill
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slalom
race on skis around obstacles
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water ski
ride water skis
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rack
fly in high wind
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flight
fly in a flock
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fly on
continue flying
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plane, skim
travel on the surface of water
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soar
fly upwards or high in the sky
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hover
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
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soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom
rise rapidly
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go up
be erected, built, or constructed
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rocket, skyrocket
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
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surf, surfboard
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
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body-surf
ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard
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ride
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
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override
ride (a horse) too hard
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ride herd
driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them
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outride
ride better, faster, or further than
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dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse
alight from (a horse)
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ride horseback
ride on horseback
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prance
cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
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canter
ride at a cantering pace
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canter
go at a canter, of horses
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walk
walk at a pace
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extend, gallop
cause to move at full gallop
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rack, single-foot
go at a rack
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gallop
go at galloping speed
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school
swim in or form a large group of fish
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break water, fin
show the fins above the water while swimming
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fin
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
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paddle
swim like a dog in shallow water
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crawl
swim by doing the crawl
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breaststroke
swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
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backstroke
swim on one's back
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skinny-dip
bathe in the nude
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dive
swim under water
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avalanche, roll down
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
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dive, plunge, plunk
drop steeply
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bubble
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
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uplift
lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
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chandelle
climb suddenly and steeply
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steam
rise as vapor
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ascend, come up, rise, uprise
come up, of celestial bodies
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go down, go under, set
disappear beyond the horizon
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correct, decline, slump
go down in value
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precipitate
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
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sink, subside
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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crash
fall or come down violently
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flop
fall suddenly and abruptly
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topple, tumble
fall down, as if collapsing
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drop
fall vertically
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plop
drop with the sound of something falling into water
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pitch
fall or plunge forward
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alight, climb down
come down
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go down, go under, settle, sink
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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come up, rise, rise up, surface
come to the surface
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uprise
ascend as a sound
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heel
follow at the heels of a person
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penetrate
make one's way deeper into or through
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creep up, sneak up
advance stealthily or unnoticed
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encroach, impinge, infringe
advance beyond the usual limit
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plough on, press on, push on
continue moving forward
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string, string along
move or come along
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retreat, retrograde
move back
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trace
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
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roar
act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
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limp
proceed slowly or with difficulty
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barge, push forward, thrust ahead
push one's way
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march, process
march in a procession
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back out
move out of a space backwards
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back down, back off, back up
move backwards from a certain position
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dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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tailgate
follow at a dangerously close distance
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head, lead
travel in front of; go in advance of others
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stalk
go through (an area) in search of prey
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shadow
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
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carry
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
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chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail
go after with the intent to catch
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haunt, stalk
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
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retrace, trace
go back over again
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backtrack, double back, turn back
retrace one's course
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cut back, flash back
return in time
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home
return home accurately from a long distance
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go home, head home
return home
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return
return to a previous position; in mathematics
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boomerang
return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
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crash
move violently, as through a barrier
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muscle
make one's way by force
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overstep, transgress, trespass
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
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escort
accompany as an escort
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escort, see, usher
accompany or escort
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tag along
go along with, often uninvited
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orb, orbit, revolve
move in an orbit
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troll
circulate, move around
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loop
fly loops, perform a loop
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loop
move in loops
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overhaul, overtake, pass
travel past
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negociate, negotiate
succeed in passing through, around, or over
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lock
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
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make, work
proceed along a path
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cycle
pass through a cycle
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blunder, fumble
make one's way clumsily or blindly
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skirt
pass around or about; move along the border
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run by
pass by while running
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fly by
pass by while flying
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fly by, whisk by, zip by
move by very quickly
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approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
move towards
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close in, draw in
advance or converge on
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buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
move quickly and violently
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whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along
move along very quickly
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pull
move into a certain direction
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dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot
run or move very quickly or hastily
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pounce, swoop
move down on as if in an attack
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stream
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
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drip
fall in drops
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cascade, cascade down
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
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edge, inch
advance slowly, as if by inches
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rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down
move by degrees in one direction only
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elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by
pass by
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circle around, circle round, revolve around
move around in a circular motion
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step
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
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step on, tread on
place or press the foot on
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cocoon
retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
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itinerate
travel from place to place, as for work
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wander
go via an indirect route or at no set pace
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ascend
go along towards (a river's) source
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snowboard
glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board
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bounce
come back after being refused
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ride
be sustained or supported or borne
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displace, move
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move away from a place into another direction
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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”
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follow a certain course
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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”
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progress by being changed
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point“His knowledge doesn't go very far”
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enter or assume a certain state or condition“her face went red with anger”
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sober, sober up
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
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sober, sober up
become more realistic
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work
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
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take effect
go into effect or become effective or operative
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run
change from one state to another
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take
be seized or affected in a specified way
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break
come into being
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settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
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change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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have a particular form
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be or continue to be in a certain condition“The children went hungry that day”
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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be
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be awarded; be allotted“The first prize goes to Mary”“Her money went on clothes”
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give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
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perform as expected when applied“The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in”
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malfunction, misfunction
fail to function or function improperly
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double
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
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roll
begin operating or running
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run
be operating, running or functioning
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cut
function as a cutting instrument
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serve, service
be used by; as of a utility
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malfunction, misfunction
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continue to live through hardship or adversity“We went without water and food for 3 days”
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hold up, hold water, stand up
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
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perennate
survive from season to season, of plants
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live out
live out one's life; live to the end
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hold up, hold water, stand up
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be in the right place or situation
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be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
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blend or harmonize
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be ranked or compare“This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go”
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compare
be comparable
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compare
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begin or set in motion
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have a turn; make one's move in a game“Can I go now?”
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move
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make a motion, move
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
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bluff, bluff out
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
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stalemate
subject to a stalemate
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castle
move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
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serve
put the ball into play
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open
make the opening move
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cast, draw
choose at random
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ruff, trump
play a trump
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maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
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check
decline to initiate betting
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ace
serve an ace against (someone)
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overtrump
play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
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crossruff
trump alternately in two hands
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jockey
compete (for an advantage or a position)
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make a motion, move
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be contained in“How many times does 18 go into 54?”
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be sounded, played, or expressed“How does this song go again?”
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make a certain noise or sound“She went `Mmmmm'”
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sound
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snarl
make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
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sing, whistle
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
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blow
make a sound as if blown
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ting
make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
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make noise, noise, resound
emit a noise
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splat
give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
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twang
sound with a twang
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clang, clangor, clangour
make a loud noise
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clank
make a clank
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clangor, clangour
make a loud resonant noise
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boom, boom out
make a deep hollow sound
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beat, drum, thrum
make a rhythmic sound
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rattle
make short successive sounds
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beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock
make a sound like a clock or a timer
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resonate, vibrate
sound with resonance
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crash
make a sudden loud sound
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tweet, twirp
make a weak, chirping sound
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skirl
make a shrill, wailing sound
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gurgle
make sounds similar to gurgling water
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glug
make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
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blow
sound by having air expelled through a tube
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whish
make a sibilant sound
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guggle
make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle
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ping
make a short high-pitched sound
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knock, ping, pink
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
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trump
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
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squelch
make a sucking sound
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chug
make a dull, explosive sound
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peal, ring
sound loudly and sonorously
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bombilate, bombinate, buzz
make a buzzing sound
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chime
emit a sound
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rustle
make a dry crackling sound
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crack, snap
make a sharp sound
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crack
make a very sharp explosive sound
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beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot
make a loud noise
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whistle
make whistling sounds
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echo, resound, reverberate, ring
ring or echo with sound
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thud, thump
make a dull sound
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clop, clump, clunk, plunk
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
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patter, pitter-patter
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
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knock, pink, rap, tap
make light, repeated taps on a surface
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click, tick
make a clicking or ticking sound
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chatter, click
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
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pop
make a sharp explosive noise
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chink, clink, tink, tinkle
make or emit a high sound
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slosh, slush, splash, splosh
make a splashing sound
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hum, thrum
sound with a monotonous hum
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bleep
emit a single short high-pitched signal
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grumble, rumble
make a low noise
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boom, din
make a resonant sound, like artillery
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bang
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
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babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
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lap, swish, swoosh, swosh
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
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drone
make a monotonous low dull sound
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birr, purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz
make a soft swishing sound
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roll
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
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sizzle
make a sound like frying fat
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howl, roar
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
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purl, sough
make a murmuring sound
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make vibrant sounds, purr
indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
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claxon, honk
use the horn of a car
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hum
make a low continuous sound
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crackle, crunch, scranch, scraunch
make a crushing noise
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creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
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racket
make loud and annoying noises
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brattle, clack, clatter
make a rattling sound
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clitter, stridulate
make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
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drown out
make imperceptible
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jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle
make a sound typical of metallic objects
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scream
make a loud, piercing sound
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backfire
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
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ruckle
make a hoarse, rattling sound
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crackle, crepitate
make a crackling sound
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ring out
sound loudly
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ding, dingdong, dong
go `ding dong', like a bell
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tintinnabulate
ring or sound like a small bell
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peal
ring recurrently
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knell
ring as in announcing death
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blare, blast
make a strident sound
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tootle
play (a musical instrument) casually
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consonate
sound in sympathy
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reecho
repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
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reecho
echo repeatedly, echo again and again
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bong
ring loudly and deeply
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sputter
make an explosive sound
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type of:
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cause to be perceived
have perceptible qualities
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lead, extend, or afford access
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go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
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a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)“it's my go”
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type of:
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duty period, shift, work shift
the time period during which you are at work
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duty period, shift, work shift
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a usually brief attempt
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functioning correctly and ready for action
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stop operating or functioning“The engine finally went”“her eyesight went after the accident”
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break
render inoperable or ineffective
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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
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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types:
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crash, go down
stop operating
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blow, blow out, burn out
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
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misfire
fail to fire or detonate
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malfunction, misfunction
fail to function or function improperly
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jam
get stuck and immobilized
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type of:
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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break
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“The patient went peacefully”
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synonyms:
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
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break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad
stop operating or functioning
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die
suffer or face the pain of death
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Antonyms:
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be born
come into existence through birth
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types:
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abort
cease development, die, and be aborted
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asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
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buy it, pip out
be killed or die;
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drown
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
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predecease
die before; die earlier than
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famish, starve
die of food deprivation
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fall
die, as in battle or in a hunt
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succumb, yield
be fatally overwhelmed
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strangle
die from strangulation
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type of:
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change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad
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be spent
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to be spent or finished
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be abolished or discarded
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a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
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synonyms:
go game
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type of:
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board game
a game played on a specially designed board
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board game
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street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
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type of:
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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
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MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Pronunciation
US
/goʊ/
UK
/gəʊ/
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