present participle of go places

(intransitive, idiomatic) To make progress or achieve success.

(slang) An urge to commence a planned journey regardless of circumstances.

(intransitive, especially of an animal, chiefly UK) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.

(boxing) To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds. / (idiomatic, by extension) To have the endurance to see a difficult, sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell. / To go out the window; be ruined; be now useless.

plural of go to

(transitive) To be treacherous or faithless to; betray. / (transitive) To fail to keep; to renege on. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go back, on.

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.

Alternative spelling of go pear-shaped