| headed | | |
| adj. | 1. headed | having a heading or course in a certain direction.; "westward headed wagons" |
| ~ orientated, oriented | adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination.; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout" |
| adj. | 2. headed | having a heading or caption.; "a headed column"; "headed notepaper" |
| adj. | 3. headed | having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination.; "headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot" |
| ~ bicephalous | having two heads. |
| ~ burr-headed | having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly). |
| ~ headlike | having a protuberance that resembles a head. |
| ~ large-headed | having a large head. |
| adj. | 4. headed | of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head.; "headed cabbages" |
| ~ mature | having reached full natural growth or development.; "a mature cell" |
| downward | | |
| adj. | 1. down, downward | extending or moving from a higher to a lower place.; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" |
| ~ descending | coming down or downward. |
| adj. | 2. downward | on or toward a surface regarded as a base.; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" |
| ~ down | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| adv. | 3. down, downward, downwardly, downwards | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" |
| forth | | |
| n. (object) | 1. forth, forth river | a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth. |
| ~ scotland | one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts. |
| ~ river | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).; "the river was navigable for 50 miles" |
| adv. | 2. away, forth, off | from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete).; "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| adv. | 3. forth, forward, onward | forward in time or order or degree.; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" |
| adv. | 4. forth | out into view.; "came forth from the crowd"; "put my ideas forth" |
| forward | | |
| n. (person) | 1. forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey. |
| ~ basketball player, basketeer, cager | an athlete who plays basketball. |
| ~ dr. j, erving, julius erving, julius winfield erving | United States basketball forward (born in 1950). |
| n. (act) | 2. forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team. |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ basketball team, five | a team that plays basketball. |
| v. (motion) | 3. forward, send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit.; "forward my mail" |
| ~ ship, send, transport | transport commercially. |
| adj. | 4. forward | at or near or directed toward the front.; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" |
| ~ full-face, gardant, guardant | looking forward. |
| ~ headfirst, headlong | with the head foremost.; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" |
| ~ fore | situated at or toward the bow of a vessel. |
| ~ progressive | favoring or promoting progress.; "progressive schools" |
| adj. | 5. forward | used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
| ~ brash, cheeky, nervy | offensively bold.; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" |
| ~ bumptious, self-assertive | offensively self-assertive. |
| ~ overfamiliar | taking undue liberties.; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them" |
| ~ overbold, sassy, impudent, saucy, impertinent, smart, wise, fresh | improperly forward or bold.; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" |
| ~ assuming, assumptive, presumptuous | excessively forward.; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" |
| ~ bold | fearless and daring.; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" |
| adj. | 6. forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle.; "in a forward gear" |
| adj. | 7. advancing, forward, forward-moving | moving forward. |
| ~ progressive | favoring or promoting progress.; "progressive schools" |
| adv. | 8. forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards | at or to or toward the front.; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine" |
| ~ dialect, idiom, accent | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" |
| adv. | 9. ahead, forward | toward the future; forward in time.; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" |
| adv. | 10. ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onward, onwards | in a forward direction.; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" |
| adv. | 11. fore, forward | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane.; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" |
| going | | |
| n. (act) | 1. departure, going, going away, leaving | the act of departing. |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| ~ breaking away | departing hastily. |
| ~ leave-taking, parting, farewell, leave | the act of departing politely.; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" |
| ~ french leave | an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell). |
| ~ disappearance, disappearing | the act of leaving secretly or without explanation. |
| ~ withdrawal | the act of withdrawing.; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" |
| ~ sailing | the departure of a vessel from a port. |
| ~ boarding, embarkation, embarkment | the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ exit | the act of going out. |
| ~ dispatch, shipment, despatch | the act of sending off something. |
| ~ takeoff | a departure; especially of airplanes. |
| n. (event) | 2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| n. (act) | 3. going, sledding | advancing toward a goal.; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| adj. | 4. going | in full operation.; "a going concern" |
| ~ active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" |
| heading | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. head, header, heading | a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about.; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" |
| ~ crosshead, crossheading | a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text. |
| ~ headline, newspaper headline | the heading or caption of a newspaper article. |
| ~ lemma | the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry. |
| ~ rubric | a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type. |
| ~ running head, running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book. |
| ~ subhead, subheading | a heading of a subdivision of a text. |
| ~ statute title, title, rubric | a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with.; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
| ~ line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen.; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |
| n. (location) | 2. aim, bearing, heading | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies. |
| ~ direction, way | a line leading to a place or point.; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" |
| ~ tack | the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. drift, gallery, heading | a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine.; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ passageway | a passage between rooms or between buildings. |
| approach | | |
| n. (act) | 1. approach, attack, plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" |
| ~ conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally. |
| ~ avenue | a line of approach.; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" |
| n. (act) | 2. approach, approaching, coming | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ access | the act of approaching or entering.; "he gained access to the building" |
| ~ closure, closing | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" |
| ~ landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane. |
| ~ run-up | the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. access, approach | a way of entering or leaving.; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" |
| ~ entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry | something that provides access (to get in or get out).; "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| ~ way | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.; "he said he was looking for the way out" |
| n. (location) | 4. approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing. |
| ~ air lane, skyway, airway, flight path | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another. |
| ~ approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport.; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" |
| n. (event) | 5. approach, approaching | the event of one object coming closer to another. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (communication) | 6. advance, approach, feeler, overture | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.; "she rejected his advances" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. approach, approaching, coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time.; "the approach of winter" |
| ~ timing | the time when something happens. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. approach | a close approximation.; "the nearest approach to genius" |
| ~ similarity | the quality of being similar. |
| n. (act) | 9. approach, approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green.; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| ~ chip shot, chip | (golf) a low running approach shot. |
| ~ pitch shot, pitch | a high approach shot in golf. |
| v. (motion) | 10. approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| ~ come near, approach | come near in time.; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" |
| ~ drive up | approach while driving.; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" |
| ~ bear down on, bear down upon | sail towards another vessel, of a ship. |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ edge in, edge up | push one's way into (a space). |
| ~ close | draw near.; "The probe closed with the space station" |
| ~ crowd, push | approach a certain age or speed.; "She is pushing fifty" |
| v. (stative) | 11. approach, border on | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character.; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" |
| ~ approximate, come close | be close or similar.; "Her results approximate my own" |
| ~ converge | approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit. |
| v. (social) | 12. approach, go about, set about | begin to deal with.; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" |
| ~ face, face up, confront | deal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (motion) | 13. approach, come near | come near in time.; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| ~ get on | grow late or (of time) elapse.; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!" |
| ~ approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| v. (communication) | 14. approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
| ~ hit | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.; "He tries to hit on women in bars" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| lead | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race.; "he took the lead at the last turn" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| n. (substance) | 2. atomic number 82, lead, pb | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cerussite, white lead ore | a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead. |
| ~ galena | soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead. |
| ~ hard lead | unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains. |
| ~ antimonial lead, hard lead | a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony. |
| ~ pig lead | lead that is cast in pigs. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution.; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
| ~ evidence, grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" |
| n. (act) | 4. lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead').; "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" |
| ~ leadership, leading | the activity of leading.; "his leadership inspired the team" |
| n. (shape) | 5. lead | the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile). |
| ~ angle | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians. |
| n. (communication) | 6. lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story.; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (quantity) | 7. lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (person) | 8. lead, principal, star | an actor who plays a principal role. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film. |
| ~ film star, movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema. |
| ~ matinee idol, idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively. |
| ~ television star, tv star | a star in a television show. |
| n. (location) | 9. lead | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.; "he took a long lead off first" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (communication) | 10. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| n. (communication) | 11. lead, lead story | a news story of major importance. |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| n. (attribute) | 12. lead, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ timing | the time when something happens. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. lead, leash, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (artifact) | 14. lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. lead, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil. |
| ~ lead pencil | pencil that has graphite as the marking substance. |
| ~ black lead, graphite, plumbago | used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. |
| n. (artifact) | 16. booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
| ~ clip lead | a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends. |
| ~ jumper | a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections. |
| ~ conducting wire, wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance. |
| n. (act) | 17. lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| v. (motion) | 18. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (stative) | 19. lead, leave, result | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| ~ give rise, bring about, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| ~ leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| v. (stative) | 20. lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ entail, implicate | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.; "What does this move entail?" |
| ~ necessitate | cause to be a concomitant. |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| v. (motion) | 21. head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| ~ precede, lead | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ draw away | move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race. |
| ~ head up, head | be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel.; "This student heads the class" |
| v. (communication) | 22. lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| ~ give | guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion.; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
| v. (stative) | 23. extend, go, lead, pass, run | 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" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ come | extend or reach.; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" |
| ~ ray, radiate | extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| ~ go deep, go far | extend in importance or range.; "His accomplishments go far" |
| v. (social) | 24. head, lead | be in charge of.; "Who is heading this project?" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ chair, chairman | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university.; "She chaired the department for many years" |
| ~ captain | be the captain of a sports team. |
| ~ spearhead | be the leader of.; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease" |
| ~ take charge, take control, take hold | assume control. |
| v. (stative) | 25. lead, top | be ahead of others; be the first.; "she topped her class every year" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| v. (social) | 26. conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| v. (creation) | 27. conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| v. (stative) | 28. go, lead | lead, extend, or afford access.; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| v. (motion) | 29. lead, precede | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "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"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| v. (stative) | 30. lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| ~ guide, pass, run, draw | pass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
| ~ make pass, pass | cause to pass.; "She passed around the plates" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| v. (communication) | 31. chair, lead, moderate | preside over.; "John moderated the discussion" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
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