no-way

interjection

1. Informal. absolutely not; no.

noun

1. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
2. characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain.
3. a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs.
4. a respect or particular: The plan is defective in several ways.
5. a direction or vicinity: Look this way. We’re having a drought out our way.
6. passage or progress on a course: to make one’s way on foot; to lead the way.
7. Often ways. distance: They’ve come a long way.
8. a path or course leading from one place to another: What’s the shortest way to town?
9. British.
   1. an old Roman or pre-Roman road: Icknield Way.
   2. a minor street in a town: He lives in Stepney Way.
10. a road, route, passage, or channel (usually used in combination): highway; waterway; doorway.
11. Law. a right of way.
12. any line of passage or travel, used or available: to blaze a way through dense woods.
13. space for passing or advancing: to clear a way through the crowd.
14. Often ways. a habit or custom: The grandmother lived by the ways of the old country.
15. course or mode of procedure that one chooses or wills: They had to do it my way.
16. condition, as to health, prosperity, or the like: to be in a bad way.
17. range or extent of experience or notice: the best device that ever came in my way.
18. a course of life, action, or experience: The way of transgressors is hard.
19. Informal. business: to be in the haberdashery way.
20. Nautical.
    1. ways,two or more ground ways down which a hull slides in being launched.
    2. movement or passage through the water.
21. Machinery. a longitudinal strip, as in a planer, guiding a moving part along a surface.

Idioms

22. by the way, in the course of one’s remarks; incidentally: By the way, have you received that letter yet?
23. by way of,
    1. by the route of; through; via.
    2. as a method or means of: to number articles by way of distinguishing them.
    3. British.in the state or position of (being, doing, etc.); ostensibly: He is by way of being an authority on the subject.
24. come one’s way, to come to one; befall one: A bit of good fortune came my way.
25. give way,
    1. to withdraw or retreat: The army gave way before the advance of the enemy.
    2. to collapse; yield; break down: You will surely give way under the strain of overwork.
26. give way to,
    1. to yield to: He gave way to their entreaties.
    2. to become unrestrained or uninhibited; lose control of (one’s temper, emotions, etc.): I gave way to my rage and ordered them from the house.
27. go all the way, Slang.
    1. to do completely or wholeheartedly.
    2. to take a decisive action, especially one from which no retreat is possible: Neither side wants to go all the way with nuclear warfare.
    3. to engage in sexual intercourse.
28. go out of one’s way, to do something that inconveniences one; make an unusual effort: Please don’t go out of your way on my account.
29. have a way with, to have a charming, persuasive, or effective manner of dealing with: He has a way with children; to have a way with words.
30. have one’s way with, (especially of a man) to have sexual intercourse with, sometimes by intimidating or forcing one’s partner.
31. in a family way, pregnant.
32. in a way, after a fashion; to some extent: In a way, she’s the nicest person I know.
33. in someone’s way, forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction: She might have succeeded in her ambition, had not circumstances been in her way.Also in the way.
34. lead the way,
    1. to go along a course in advance of others, as a guide.
    2. to take the initiative; be first or most prominent: In fashion she has always led the way.
35. make one’s way,
    1. to go forward; proceed: to make one’s way through the mud.
    2. to achieve recognition or success; advance: to make one’s way in the world.
36. make way,
    1. to allow to pass; clear the way: Make way for the king!
    2. to relinquish to another; withdraw: He resigned to make way for a younger man.
    3. Nautical.to make forward or astern progress even though engines are not running.
37. no way, Informal. not under any circumstances; no: Apologize to him? No way!
38. out of the way,
    1. in a state or condition so as not to obstruct or hinder.
    2. dealt with; disposed of: I feel better, now that one problem is out of the way.
    3. murdered: to have a person put out of the way.
    4. out of the frequented way; at a distance from the usual route.
    5. improper; amiss: There was something decidedly out of the way about her explanation.
    6. extraordinary; unusual: Such behavior was out of the way for him.
39. pave the way to/for. pave(def 3).
40. see one’s way clear, to regard as suitable or possible; consider seriously: We couldn’t see our way clear to spending so much money at once.Also see one’s way.
41. take one’s way, to start out; travel; go: He took his way across the park and headed uptown.

noun

1. a manner, method, or meansa way of life; a way of knowing
2. a route or directionthe way home
3. 1. a means or line of passage, such as a path or track
   2. (in combination)waterway
4. space or room for movement or activity (esp in the phrases make way, in the way, out of the way)
5. distance, usually distance in generalyou’ve come a long way
6. a passage or journeyon the way
7. characteristic style or mannerI did it in my own way
8. (often plural) habits; idiosyncrasieshe has some offensive ways
9. an aspect of something; particularin many ways he was right
10. 1. a street in or leading out of a town
    2. (capital when part of a street name)Icknield Way
11. something that one wants in a determined manner (esp in the phrases get or have one’s (own) way)
12. the experience or sphere in which one comes into contact with things (esp in the phrase come one’s way)
13. informal a state or condition, usually financial or concerning health (esp in the phrases in a good (or bad) way)
14. informal the area or direction of one’s homedrop in if you’re ever over my way
15. movement of a ship or other vessel
16. a right of way in law
17. a guide along which something can be moved, such as the surface of a lathe along which the tailstock slides
18. (plural) the wooden or metal tracks down which a ship slides to be launched
19. a course of life including experiences, conduct, etcthe way of sin
20. archaic calling or trade
21. by the way (sentence modifier) in passing or incidentally
22. by way of
    1. via
    2. serving asby way of introduction
    3. in the state or condition ofby way of being an artist
23. each way (of a bet) laid on a horse, dog, etc, to win or gain a place
24. give way
    1. to collapse or break down
    2. to withdraw or yield
25. give way to
    1. to step aside for or stop for
    2. to give full rein to (emotions, etc)
26. go out of one’s way to take considerable trouble or inconvenience oneself
27. have a way with to have such a manner or skill as to handle successfully
28. have it both ways to enjoy two things that would normally contradict each other or be mutually exclusive
29. in a way in some respects
30. in no way not at all
31. lead the way
    1. to go first
    2. to set an example or precedent
32. make one’s way
    1. to proceed or advance
    2. to achieve success in life
33. no way informal that is impossible
34. on the way out informal
    1. becoming unfashionable, obsolete, etc
    2. dying
35. out of the way
    1. removed or dealt with so as to be no longer a hindrance
    2. remote
    3. unusual and sometimes improper
36. pay one’s way See pay 1 (def. 11)
37. see one’s way or see one’s way clear to find it possible and be willing (to do something)
38. the way Irish so thatI left early the way I would avoid the traffic
39. under way having started moving or making progress

adverb

40. informal
    1. at a considerable distance or extentway over yonder
    2. very farthey’re way up the mountain
41. informal by far; considerablyway better
42. slang truly; genuinelythey have a way cool site

n.Old English weg “road, path, course of travel,” from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (cf. Old Saxon, Dutch weg, Old Norse vegr, Old Frisian wei, Old High German weg, German Weg, Gothic wigs “way”), from PIE *wegh- “to move” (see weigh). Most of the extended senses developed in Middle English. Adverbial meaning “very, extremely” is by 1986, perhaps from phrase all the way. Ways and means “resources at a person’s disposal” is attested from early 15c. Way-out (adj.) “original, bold,” is jazz slang, first recorded 1940s. Encouragement phrase way to go is short for that’s the way to go. Also, there is no way. Certainly not; never. For example, No way can I forget what he did, or Are you coming along?—No way! or There’s no way our candidate can lose. This colloquial expression dates from the mid-1900s, but an earlier adverb, noway, dates from the 1300s. In addition to the idioms beginning with way

way the wind blows, which

way to go

also see:

all the way

by the way

by way of

can’t punch one’s way out of a paper bag

come a long way

come one’s way

cut both ways

downhill all the way

every which way

feel one’s way

find one’s way

from way back

get one’s way

give way

go all the way

go a long way toward

go one’s way

go out of one’s way

go the way of all flesh

hard way

have a way with

have it both ways

have one’s way with

in a bad way

in a big way

in a way

in one’s way

in the family way

in the way

in the worst way

know all the answers (one’s way around)

laugh all the way to the bank

lead the way

look the other way

make one’s way

make way

mend one’s ways

more than one way to skin a cat

not built that way

no two ways about it

no way

one way or another

on one’s way

on the way

on the way out

other way round

out of the way

parting of the ways

pave the way

pay one’s way

pick one’s way

put in the way of

right of way

rub the wrong way

see one’s way to

set in one’s ways

show the way

take the wrong way

that’s how (the way) the ball bounces

under way

wend one’s way

work one’s way