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ALL meanings of goup

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  • verb without object goup to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 2
  • verb without object goup to be or become discarded, dismissed, put aside, forgotten, etc.: Those practical jokes of yours have got to go! 1
  • verb without object goup to develop, progress, or proceed, especially with reference to success or satisfaction: How is your new job going? 1
  • verb without object goup to move or proceed with remarkable speed or energy: Look at that airplane go! 1
  • verb without object goup to make a certain sound: The gun goes bang. 1
  • verb without object goup to be phrased, written, or composed: How does that song go? 1
  • verb without object goup to seek or have recourse for a decision, verdict, corroboration, defense, etc.; resort: to go to court. 1
  • verb without object goup to become worn-out, weakened, ineffective, etc.: His eyesight is beginning to go. 1
  • verb without object goup to die: The old man went peacefully at 3 a.m. 1
  • verb without object goup to fail, break, or give way: The dike might go any minute. 1
  • verb without object goup to come into action; begin: Go when you hear the bell. 1
  • verb without object goup to make up a quantity or content; be requisite: Sixteen ounces go to the pound. 1
  • verb without object goup to be able to be divided; be contained as a mathematical element: Three goes into fifteen five times. 1
  • verb without object goup to contribute to an end result: the items that go to make up the total. 1
  • verb without object goup to have as one's goal; intend (usually used in the present tense, followed by an infinitive): Their daughter is going to be a doctor. 1
  • verb without object goup to be permitted, approved, or the like: Around here, anything goes. 1
  • verb without object goup to be authoritative; be the final word: This is my house, and what I say goes! 1
  • verb without object goup to subject oneself: Don't go to any trouble. 1
  • verb without object goup (used in the infinitive as an intensifier to indicate the idea of proceeding, especially with the expectation of serious consequences): He finally had to go ask for a loan. 1
  • verb without object goup Informal. to urinate or defecate. 1
  • verb with object goup Informal. to endure or tolerate: I can't go his preaching. 1
  • verb with object goup Informal. to risk, pay, afford, bet, or bid: I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket, but no more. 1
  • verb with object goup to move or proceed with or according to; follow: Going my way? 1
  • verb with object goup to share or participate in to the extent of (often followed by a complementary substantive): to go halves. 1
  • verb with object goup to yield, produce, weigh as a usable amount, or grow to: This field will go two bales of cotton. 1
  • verb with object goup to assume the obligation, responsibility, or function of: His father went bail for him. 1
  • verb with object goup Informal. to enjoy, appreciate, desire, or want: I could go a big steak dinner right now. 1
  • verb with object goup Informal. to say; declare (usually used in speech): I asked the clerk for my receipt, and he goes, “You don't need it.”. 1
  • noun plural goup the act of going: the come and go of the seasons. 1
  • noun plural goup energy, spirit, or animation: a man with a lot of go. 1
  • noun plural goup a try at something; attempt: to have a go at winning the prize. 1
  • noun plural goup a successful accomplishment; success: to make a go of a new business. 1
  • noun plural goup Informal. a business agreement; deal; bargain: Thirty dollars? It's a go. 1
  • noun plural goup Informal. approval or permission, as to undertake or begin something: The boss gave us the go on the new project. 1
  • noun plural goup Boxing. a bout: the main go. 1
  • adjective goup functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go. 1
  • idioms goup from the word “go”, from the very start; since the beginning. 1
  • idioms goup go and, to be so thoughtless, unfortunate, or silly as to: It was going to be a surprise but he went and told her. 1
  • idioms goup go ape over / for. ape (def 6). 1
  • idioms goup go bananas. bananas (def 2). 1
  • idioms goup go down on, Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on. 1
  • idioms goup go for broke. broke (def 9). 1
  • idioms goup go for it, Informal. to pursue a goal with determination. 1
  • idioms goup go it alone, to act or proceed independently, without assistance, companionship, or the like: If you don't want to form a partnership, I'll go it alone. 1
  • idioms goup go native. native (def 24). 1
  • idioms goup go the whole hog, to do something thoroughly or consistently: If you're getting a new amplifier, why don't you go the whole hog and get new speakers and a turntable, too? 1
  • idioms goup go there, to discuss or think about a specific, typically undesirable topic (usually used negatively): No personal questions, please—I don't go there. 1
  • idioms goup go to!, Archaic. you don't say! I don't believe you! let's do it! come on! 1
  • idioms goup go together, to be appropriate or harmonious: The rug and curtains don't go together. Informal. to keep company; date; court: They have gone together for two years. 1
  • idioms goup go to it, Informal. to begin vigorously and at once. 1
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