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adj
Progressive; exerting leadership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Dashing; energetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Approval, agreement, or instruction to begin or proceed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A flip-flop (footwear).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural-normally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drive
noun
a signal to proceed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: green light
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight
History
Deverbal from go ahead. As a name for footwear, from the fact that one can't easily step backwards wearing them.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
