town

[ toun ]
/ taʊn /

noun

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.

Idioms for town

Origin of town

before 900; Middle English toun, tun, Old English tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; cognate with Old Norse tūn homefield, German Zaun fence, Old Irish dún fort

synonym study for town

1. See community.

OTHER WORDS FROM town

town·less, adjective in·ter·town, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for go to town

town
/ (taʊn) /

noun

Derived forms of town

townish, adjective townless, adjective

Word Origin for town

Old English tūn village; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tūn, Old High German zūn fence, Old Irish dūn

Idioms and Phrases with go to town (1 of 2)

go to town

Also, go to town on.

1

Do something efficiently and energetically. For example, She really went to town, not only developing and printing the film but making both mat and frame. [Early 1900s]

2

Act without restraint, overindulge, as in He went to town on the hors d'oeuvres, finishing nearly all of them. [Early 1900s]

3

Be successful, as in After months of hard work, their business is really going to town. [Mid-1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with go to town (2 of 2)

town