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go [a]
 
1)functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: a-ok  no-go 
 
go [n]
 
1)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 
    See Also: duty_period 
 
2)street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
    Synonyms :adam cristal disco_biscuit ecstasy hug_drug x xtc 
    See Also: mdma 
 
3)a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    Synonyms :crack fling offer pass whirl 
    See Also: attempt 
 
4)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 :go_game 
    See Also: board_game  japan 
 
go [v]
 
1)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 :locomote move travel 
    See Also: displace  locomotion  locomotion  motion  motion  mover  advance  move_out  draw_back  climb  elapse  abscond  go_out  go_by  arise  go_down  go_down  come_down  carry_on  circulate  change_of_location  traveler  stay_in_place  carry  ease  whish  float  swap  seek  whine  fly  ride  come  ghost  betake_oneself  overfly  travel  wend  do  raft  get_about  repair  cruise  journey  come  round  trundle  push  travel_purposefully  swing  cast  take_the_air  meander  forge  crawl  scramble  slide  roll  glide  bounce  breeze  be_adrift  play  float  walk  move_around  circle  slice_into  drift  run  step  drive  automobile  ski  fly  steam  taxi  ferry  ride  prance  swim  ascend  fall  crank  follow  retrograde  continue  back  pan  follow  lead  follow  come_back  derail  flock  accompany  billow  circulate  circle  angle  go_across  hurry  speed  zoom  drive  belt_along  shack  shuttle  hiss  whisk  career  circuit  lance  go_around  propagate  draw  change  swash  pace  step  step  hurtle  retreat  whistle  island_hop  plough  lurch  sift  fall  drag  run  bang  precess  move_around  ride  snowshoe  beetle 
 
2)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 :move proceed 
    See Also: act  procedure  legal_proceeding  work  embark  steamroll 
 
3)move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
    Synonyms :depart go_away 
    See Also: exit  departure  departure  departer  come  blow 
 
4)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 
    See Also: change_state  advance  get_over  advance  sober  sober  work  take_effect  run  take  break  settle  come 
 
5)be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
    Synonyms :
    See Also:
 
6)have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    Synonyms :run 
    See Also: be 
 
7)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 :extend lead pass run 
    See Also: range  be  extent  extend_to  line  come  radiate  go_deep 
 
8)follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
    Synonyms :proceed 
    See Also: come_about  drag  come 
 
9)be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: disappear 
 
10)be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: be 
 
11)make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
    Synonyms :sound 
    See Also: cause_to_be_perceived  audio  sound  sound  sound  snarl  sing  blow  ting  make_noise  splat  twang  clang  clank  clangor  boom  beat  rattle  beat  resonate  tweet  skirl  gurgle  glug  blow  whish  guggle  ping  knock  trump  squelch  chug  peal  bombilate  chime  rustle  crack  crack  beep  whistle  echo  thud  clop  patter  knock  click  chatter  pop  chink  slosh  hum  bleep  grumble  boom  bang  babble  lap  drone  birr  roll 
 
12)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 operate run work 
    See Also: run  functioning  operation  malfunction  double  roll  cut  work  serve 
 
13)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 
    See Also: cease 
 
14)progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    Synonyms :move run 
    See Also: change  run 
 
15)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 :endure hold_out hold_up last live live_on survive 
    See Also: be  endurance  exist  hold_up  perennate  live_out 
 
16)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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: going  co-occur_with 
 
17)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 :decease die exit expire pass pass_away perish 
    See Also: die  change_state  departure  dead_person  death  death  death  death  death  death  die_off  die_back  die_down  be_born  asphyxiate  buy_it  drown  buy_the_farm  predecease  break  famish  fall  succumb 
 
18)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?"
    Synonyms :belong 
    See Also: be 
 
19)be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: compare 
 
20)begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
    Synonyms :get_going start 
    See Also: halt  come_on  get_off_the_ground 
 
21)have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
    Synonyms :move 
    See Also: make_a_motion  play  move  bluff  stalemate  castle  serve  open  cast  ruff  maneuver  check 
 
22)be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
    Synonyms :
    See Also:
 
23)be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"
    Synonyms :
    See Also:
 
24)blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
    Synonyms :blend blend_in 
    See Also: accord  fit 
 
25)lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    Synonyms :lead 
    See Also: be 
 
26)be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
    Synonyms :fit 
    See Also: blend  fit  fit  fitting  tesselate  joint 
 
27)go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    Synonyms :rifle 
    See Also: search 
 
28)be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
    Synonyms :
    See Also:
 
29)give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
    Synonyms :plump 
    See Also: choose 
 
30)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 :break break_down conk_out die fail give_out give_way go_bad 
    See Also: decease  break  change  breakdown  failure  crash  blow  misfire  malfunction 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

A thinking game with an oriental origin estimated to be around 4000 years old. Nowadays, the game is played by millions of people in (most notably) China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. In the Western world the game is practised by a yearly increasing number of players. On the Internet Go players meet, play and talk 24 hours/day on the Internet Go Server (IGS).

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Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.go.

(1995-03-17)








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