Get-up-and-go

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  get-up-and-go
       n : enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
           American energy" [syn: {energy}, {push}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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