Go Around (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Go around the flank of (an opposing army).

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Outflank

Hypernyms

• Locomote
• Travel
• Move

Meaning ²

Be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Hypernyms

• Do
• Answer
• Serve

Meaning ³

Turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Revolve
• Rotate

Hypernyms

• Turn

Hyponyms

• Twirl
• Reel
• Spin
• Whirl
• Wheel
• Gyrate
• Twiddle
• Screw

Meaning ⁴

Avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Short-circuit
• Bypass
• Get Around

Hypernyms

• Avoid

Meaning ⁵

Become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The story of their secret engagement went around town before the official announcement.
• The news of the company's bankruptcy went around the industry quickly.
• The joke about the CEO went around the office during lunch.
• The rumor about the teacher's resignation went around school in minutes.
• The gossip about their divorce went around the neighborhood in no time.

Synonyms

• Circulate
• Spread

Hypernyms

• Go
• Locomote
• Move