Definition of
go_around has definitions from the field of military
1
[ verb ] become widely known and passed on

Synonyms

spread circulate

Examples

"the rumor spread" "the story went around in the office"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

There was a question and answer gag that went_around at that time : Q. `` Who 'll carry the Forty-second and Forty-third wards '' ?

Related terms

travel publicize carry sow popularize circulate

2
[ verb ] be sufficient

Examples

"There's not enough to go around"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

`` They would n't have sold me in_the_first_place if there 'd been food enough to go_around '' .

Related terms

suffice

3
[ verb ] (military) go around the flank of (an opposing army)

Synonyms

outflank

Related terms

travel

4
[ verb ] turn on or around an axis or a center

Synonyms

rotate revolve

Examples

"The Earth revolves around the Sun" "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

Related terms

turn spin wheel twirl screw screw focus_on rotate rotation

5
[ verb ] avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Synonyms

bypass get_around keep_off short-circuit

Examples

"You cannot bypass these rules!"

Related terms

avoid bypass

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