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go1 British & World English

move from one place to another; travel

go2 British & World English

a Japanese board game of territorial possession and capture

go-go British & World English

relating to or denoting an unrestrained and erotic style of dancing to popular music

go to it in go1 British & World English

act in an energetic or dissipated way

to go in go1 British & World English

(of food or drink from a restaurant or cafe) to be eaten or drunk off the premises

go at in go1 British & World English

energetically attack or tackle

go on in go1 British & World English

continue or persevere

go up in go1 British & World English

(of a building or other structure) be built

go-by British & World English

avoid or snub someone

go-to British & World English

denoting a person or thing that may be relied on or is regularly sought out in a particular situation

no go British & World English

impossible, hopeless, or forbidden

go far in far British & World English

achieve a great deal

get-go British & World English

the very beginning

go off in go1 British & World English

(of a gun, bomb, or similar device) explode or fire

go out in go1 British & World English

(of a fire or light) be extinguished

go to! in go1 British & World English

said to express disbelief, impatience, or admonition

go-bag British & World English

a bag packed with essential items, kept ready for use in the event of an emergency evacuation of one’s home

let go in let1 British & World English

relinquish one’s grip on someone or something

go mad in mad British & World English

allow oneself to get carried away by enthusiasm or excitement

go nap in nap3 British & World English

attempt to take all five tricks in nap

go bail or stand bail in bail1 British & World English

act as surety for an accused person

go bung in bung3 British & World English

break down; fail or go bankrupt

go bush in bush1 British & World English

leave one’s usual surroundings; run wild

go or run deep in deep British & World English

(of emotions, beliefs, etc.) be strongly and wholeheartedly felt or held

fair go in fair1 British & World English

used for emphasis or to request someone to be reasonable or fair

go well in go1 British & World English

used to express good wishes to someone leaving

go back in go1 British & World English

(of a clock) be set to an earlier standard time, especially at the end of summertime

go down in go1 British & World English

(of a ship or aircraft) sink or crash

go into in go1 British & World English

investigate or enquire into (something)

go over in go1 British & World English

consider, examine, or check (something)

go with in go1 British & World English

give one’s consent or agreement to (a person or proposal)

go-cart British & World English

variant spelling of go-kart.

go fish British & World English

a card game in which each player in turn asks an opponent for a particular card and is told to “go fish” from the undealt deck if denied

go-kart (also go-cart) British & World English

a small racing car with a lightweight or skeleton body

go gold in gold British & World English

(of a recording) achieve sales meriting a gold disc

go-slow British & World English

a form of industrial action in which work or progress is deliberately delayed or slowed down

go-team British & World English

a group of investigators who can be dispatched immediately to investigate accidents, attacks, and the like

go live in live2 British & World English

(of a computer system) become operational

near go British & World English

informal term for near miss.

pass go in pass1 British & World English

successfully complete the first stage of an undertaking

go pfft in pfft British & World English

fail to work properly or at all

go phut in phut British & World English

fail to work properly or at all

go or turn sour in sour British & World English

become less pleasant; turn out badly

stop-go British & World English

alternately stopping and starting

go west in west British & World English

be killed or lost; meet with disaster

go-no-go British & World English

designating a situation in which one must decide whether or not to continue with a particular course of action, or the moment when such a decision must be made