Word

go around, v.
freq. cnt. 2

become widely known and passed on
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

circulate go around spread

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

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Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spread spread

semantic pointers

verb group

disseminate, spread, circulate, distribute, diffuse, circularize, circularise, propagate, broadcast, disperse, pass around

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

be sufficient
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

go around

sample sentences

"There's not enough to go around"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

do, suffice, answer, serve

avoid something unpleasant or laborious
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

bypass get around go around short-circuit

sample sentences

"You cannot bypass these rules!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bypass

semantic pointers

hypernym

avoid

turn on or around an axis or a center
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

go around revolve rotate

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rotation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

revolution

also see

revolve around

semantic pointers

hyponym

screw, drive in screw wheel, wheel around spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate whirl, swirl, twirl, twiddle

hypernym

turn

verb group

rotate, circumvolve

go around the flank of (an opposing army)
<verb.motion>

go around outflank

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote