[wok pai won mā] (v, exp) EN: hang about/around ; walk about/around ; go round in a circle ; circle ; beat about the bushFR: tourner en rond ; tourner comme un ours en cage
(v) release, as from one's grip, Syn. let go, release, relinquish, Ant. hold, Example:Let go of the door handle, please!; relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
(v) progress by being changed, Syn. go, run, Example:The speech has to go through several more drafts; run through your presentation before the meeting
. (Chem.) An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as test paper ( Congo paper) for the detection of free acid, which turns it blue. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]