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2 : to affect as if by gnawing

Synonyms usually gnaw on

bite, champ, chew, chomp, crunch, nibble

gnaw·er noun : one that gnaws

gneiss noun : a layered rock similar in composition to granite

gnome noun : a dwarf of folklore who lives inside the earth and guards precious ore or treasure

— gnom·ish adjective

Synonyms

brownie, dwarf, elf, fairy, fay, hobgoblin, leprechaun, pixie, puck, troll—more at FAIRY

GNP abbreviation gross national product

gnu noun, plural gnu or gnus : WILDEBEEST

1go verb went ; gone ; go·ing; goes 1 : to move on a course : PROCEED <~ slow>

2 : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : LEAVE, DEPART

3 : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

4 : to extend from point to point or in a certain direction : RUN ; also : LEAD

5 : to be habitually in a certain state <~es armed after dark>

6 : to become lost, consumed, or spent; also : DIE

7 : ELAPSE, PASS

8 : to pass by sale

9 : to become impaired or weakened

10 : to give way under force or pressure

11 : to move along in a specified manner

12 : to be in general or on an average

13 : to become esp. as the result of a contest

14 : to put or subject oneself <~ to great expense>

15 : to have recourse to another : RESORT

16 : to begin or maintain an action or motion

17 : to function properly

18 : to be known <~es by an alias>

19 : to be or act in accordance

20 : to come to be applied

21 : to pass by award, assignment, or lot

22 : to contribute to a result

23 : to be about, intending, or expecting something

24 : to arrive at a certain state or condition <~ to sleep>

25 : to come to be

26 : to be capable of being sung or played

27 : to be suitable or becoming : HARMONIZE

28 : to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted

29 : to have a usual or proper place or position : BELONG

30 : to be capable of being divided <3 ~es into 6 twice>

31 : to have a tendency

32 : to be acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate

33 : to empty the bladder or bowels

34 : to proceed along or according to : FOLLOW

35 : to travel through or along : TRAVERSE

36 : to make a wager or offer of : BET, BID

37 : to assume the function or obligation of <~ bail for a friend>

38 : to participate to the extent of <~ halves>

39 : WEIGH

40 : ENDURE, TOLERATE

41 : AFFORD

42 : SAY — used chiefly in oral narration of speech

43 : to engage in

— go at

1 : ATTACK, ATTEMPT

2 : UNDERTAKE

— go back on

1 : ABANDON

2 : BETRAY

3 : FAIL

— go by the board

: to be discarded

— go for

1 : to pass for or serve as

2 : to try to secure

3 : FAVOR

— go one better

: OUTDO, SURPASS

— go over

1 : EXAMINE

2 : REPEAT

3 : STUDY, REVIEW

— go places

: to be on the way to success

— go steady

: to date one person exclusively

— go to bat for

: DEFEND, CHAMPION

— go to town

1 : to work or act efficiently

2 : to be very successful

Synonyms

[1] advance, fare, forge, get along, march, proceed, progress; also accelerate, fast-forward, speed; approach, near; journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend; actuate, drive, impel, propel, push; do, go off, take out

Antonyms

remain, stand, stay, stop

[2] clear out, depart, exit, get off, leave, move, pull, quit, sally, shove, take off; also set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Antonyms