1. An aggressive and violent young criminal
   "The goon was arrested for vandalizing cars in the neighbourhood";
   - hood [slang], hoodlum, punk [N. Amer, informal], thug, tough [informal], toughie [informal], strong-armer
    
2. An awkward stupid person
   "He behaved like a goon at the dinner party";
   - lout, clod [informal], stumblebum [N. Amer, informal], oaf, lubber, lummox [informal], lump [informal], gawk, clot [Brit], clodhopper [informal], clodpole [archaic, informal]

1. Resume or proceed in a certain state, condition, or activity
   "We went on working until well past midnight";
   - continue, proceed, go along, keep
    
2. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
   "Time goes on";
   - advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on
    
3. Keep talking; follow up
   "please go on";
   - continue, carry on, proceed
    
4. (of an event) come to pass in time, so that it is real and actual at some time
   "What is going on?";
   - happen, hap [archaic], pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
    
5. Start running, functioning, or operating
   "the lights went on";
   - come up, come on
    
6. Talk about something too much; talk for too long
   "it went on for hours";
   - bang on

Derived forms: gone on, going on, goons, went on, goes on

Type of: act, clumsy person, crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, get going, go, locomote, malefactor [formal], move, outlaw, speak, start, talk, travel

Encyclopedia: Goon