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

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

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

n. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

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

v. be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"

v. 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"

v. be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"

v. be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

v. be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"

v. be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"

v. be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

v. 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?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"

v. 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"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

v. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

v. 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"

v. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

v. blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

v. 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!"

v. 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"

v. 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"

v. continue to live; endure or last; "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?"

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. 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"

adv. in rotation; in revolution; "The wheels are spinning around"

adv. "the trunk is ten feet around"

adv. from an unspecified place all the way to a destination: "He came all the way around the base"

adv. "It rains all year round on Skye"

adv. "He traveled around in Asia"

adv. "She is always about"

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

adj. functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"

adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

n. the period of time during which something continues

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

n. any carefree episode

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

n. activity characterized by good humor

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. 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"

v. 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"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

v. take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. 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"

v. 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"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. 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"

v. 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"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

v. sound with a monotonous hum

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. 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"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. sound with a monotonous hum

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

v. go trekking

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. 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"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

v. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

v. spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

v. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

v. be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

v. live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

v. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

v. become diminished

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

v. of the moon

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"

adv. "She is always about"

v. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

v. go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'"

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

v. move out of one's old house or office

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. 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"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

v. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

v. be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"

v. be a success; "The idea panned out"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"

v. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"

adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

adj. of a telephone

adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"

adj. too busy

adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. be stationary

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

v. go away or leave

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

v. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"

v. come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

v. return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

v. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

adj. not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding; "the space launch was no-go"

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"