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[syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
get-up-and-go \get-up-and-go\ n.
a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to
initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a
go-getting attitude.
Syn: energy; drive; enterprise; initiative. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
get-up-and-go
n 1: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "get-up-and-go":
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness,
ambitiousness, bang, dash, drive, dynamism, enterprise,
enterprisingness, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-get, getup,
ginger, go, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, gumption,
hustle, initiative, kick, pep, pepper, piss and vinegar, pizzazz,
poop, punch, push, pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness, snap,
spirit, spunk, starch, thrust, up-and-comingness, venturesomeness,
venturousness, verve, vim, zing, zip