Go
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7.6
- noun
- /ɡoʊ/
:
go
- The two players sat down to enjoy a game of go on the large wooden board.
Examples
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Two more Japanese in the midst of a Go game meet the same fate.
Fiction book (1997) -
There is a channel that shows only GO, twenty-four hours a day, nothing but GO.
Fiction book (2002) -
The game plans of the masters of go afforded me a curious and self-consolatory pleasure.
Fiction book (2002) -
She learned to play go from her grandfather, who taught her the strategic moves.
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After school, they often played go at the local café, surrounded by other enthusiasts.
Synonyms
A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones
Idioms
- Informal
26
5.0
To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected
- Informal
21
7.5
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
- Informal
14
7.3
To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset
- Informal
9
4.2
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
8
7.4
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
5
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
3
8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
2
9.3
Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way
- Informal
2
4.6
To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part
Compounds
6
3.0
A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four
5
1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Specialized
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8.4
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
- Jargon
2
5.3
A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back
- Literature
1
7.5
A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous
A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Go comes from the Japanese name igo and the Chinese name weiqi, where wei means 'to surround' and qi means 'game'. So the name fits the game, which is all about surrounding your opponent's stones to win.