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do 1 D0183900 (do͞o)v. did (dĭd), done (dŭn), do·ing, does (dŭz) v.tr.1. a. To perform or execute; carry out: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals.b. To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.c. To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties: That talk show host just doesn't do subtle.d. To participate in (a meal or an activity) with another person: Let's do brunch on Sunday.2. a. To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.b. To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.c. To mimic: "doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along" (William H. Pritchard).3. a. To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.b. To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.4. To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.5. a. To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.b. To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.6. a. To set or style (the hair).b. To apply cosmetics to: did her face.7. To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?8. To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.9. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb or verb phrase: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.10. Informal a. To travel (a specified distance): did a mile in four minutes.b. To go (a specified rate): did 80 mph on the highway.c. To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days" (R.W. Apple, Jr.).11. a. To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.b. Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.12. Slang To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.13. Slang To take (drugs) illegally: "If you do drugs you are going to be in continual trouble" (Jimmy Breslin).14. Slang To kill; murder.15. Vulgar Slang To have sex with or bring to orgasm.v.intr.1. To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won't get into trouble.2. a. To get along; fare: students who do well at school.b. To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.c. To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.3. a. To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.b. To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.4. To take place; happen: What's doing in London this time of year?5. Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.6. Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!v.aux.1. Used with the infinitive without to in questions, negative statements, and inverted phrases: Do you understand? I did not sleep well. Little did we know what was in store for us.2. Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.n. pl. dos or do's 1. A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don'ts of management.2. Informal An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.3. A commotion.4. A hairdo.5. Chiefly British Slang A swindle; a cheat.6. Slang Fecal matter; excrement.Phrasal Verbs: do by To behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents. do for To care or provide for; take care of. do in Slang 1. To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.2. To kill.3. To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in. do up1. To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.2. To wrap and tie (a package).3. To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress. do without To manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.Idioms: can/could do without To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints. do a disappearing act Informal To vanish. do away with1. To make an end of; eliminate.2. To destroy; kill. do it Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse. do (one) proud To act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride. do (one's) bit To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort. do (one's) business Slang To defecate. Used especially of a pet. do (one's) own thing Slang To do what one does best or finds most enjoyable: "I get paid to try cases and to do my thing on trial" (Bruce Cutler). [Middle English don, from Old English dōn; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
do 2 D0312200 (dō)n. Music The first tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio. [Italian, more singable replacement of ut; see gamut.]
do 3 D0183900 (do͞o)n. pl. dos Slang A hairdo.
DOabbr.1. Doctor of Optometry2. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicinedo in vb (tr, adverb) 1. to murder or kill2. to exhaustThesaurusVerb | 1. | do in - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, wastekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
doverb1. To begin and carry through to completion:execute, perform, prosecute.Informal: pull off.2. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:discharge, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, keep, perform.Idiom: live up to.3. To conduct oneself in a specified way:acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, quit.4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.5. To produce on the stage:act (out), dramatize, enact, give, perform, present, put on, stage.6. To play the part of:act, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent.7. To prepare (food) for eating by the use of heat:cook.8. Informal. To journey over (a specified distance):cover, make.9. To meet a need or requirement:answer, serve, suffice, suit.10. Informal. To spend or complete (time), as a prison term:put in, serve.11. Slang. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize.Informal: chisel, flimflam, take, trim.Slang: diddle, gyp, stick, sting.phrasal verb do forTo work and care for:attend, minister to, serve, wait on (or upon).phrasal verb do in1. Slang. To make extremely tired:exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out.Informal: knock out, tucker (out).Slang: poop (out).Idioms: run ragged, take it out of.2. Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.phrasal verb do upTo cover and tie (something), as with paper and string:package, wrap.nounInformal. A large or important social gathering:affair, celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree.Slang: bash.Translationsdo in
do (oneself) in1. To commit suicide. Poor Jerry, he did himself in when he lost his job.2. By extension, to cause oneself to fail. Janet did herself in with her oversized ambition; now she's lost everything.do (someone) inTo kill, destroy, or cause someone to fail. I heard it was the mob that did Jerry in for a debt he owed. Janet's ambition proved too great and eventually did her and her company in.do in1. To exhaust someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "in." A full day of traveling has totally done me in. I know it's only five o'clock, but I'm ready for bed!2. To cause someone or something's collapse or ruin, often through deception. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "in." After he betrayed me, I vowed to do him in and steal all of his major clients. That traveling salesman sure did me in by running off with my money.3. To kill someone or oneself. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "in." I did in the informant, boss, don't worry—he'll never talk to the police again.done inExhausted and in need of rest. I'm done in after exams each year—I feel like I need to sleep for a few days afterward. Can you pick up the kids from soccer practice? I'm totally done in.See also: donedo someone in 1. . to make someone tired. That tennis game really did me in. Yes, hard activity will do you in. 2. to cheat someone; to take someone in. The scam artists did the widow in by talking her into giving them all the money in her bank account. 3. Sl. to kill someone. The crooks did the bank guard in. They'll probably do the witnesses in soon.*done inexhausted. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I'm really done in! I think I'll go to bed. After all that lifting, Gerald was done in and breathing hard.See also: donedo in1. Tire out, exhaust, as in Running errands all day did me in. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see done in. 2. Kill, as in Mystery writers are always thinking of new ways to do their characters in. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see def. 4. 3. Ruin utterly; also cheat or swindle. For example, The five-alarm fire did in the whole block, or His so-called friend really did him in. [First half of 1900s] 4. do oneself in. Commit suicide, as in She was always threatening to do herself in. [Slang; first half of 1900s] done inExhausted, very tired, as in After that hike I felt absolutely done in. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see done for, def. 1. See also: donedone in extremely tired. informal 1999 Chris Dolan Ascension Day Morag was too upset and Paris was too done in to try and work out what was happening. See also: donedone ˈin (informal) extremely tired: I feel absolutely done in! OPPOSITE: full of beansSee also: donedo inv.1. To tire someone completely; exhaust someone: The marathon did me in. Those difficult exercises did in the students who were out of shape.2. To kill someone: Those cigarettes will do you in if you smoke too many of them. That powerful poison did in every one of the cockroaches.3. To ruin someone or something: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in. The hurricane did in many of the stores along the coast.do someone in1. tv. to make someone tired. That tennis game really did me in. 2. tv. to cheat someone; to take someone in. The scam artists did the widow in by talking her into giving them all the money in her bank account. 3. tv. to kill someone. The crooks did the bank guard in. See also: someone done in Informal Totally worn out; exhausted.See also: doneEncyclopediaSeedodo in
do in Taoist yoga A permutation of acupressure that arose in a system of self-massage (Tao-yin) developed by Chinese Taoist monks over 5000 years ago, in which applied pressure is accompanied by stretching, proper breathing and exercises.FinancialSeeDodo in
Synonyms for do inverb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingSynonyms- knock off
- liquidate
- neutralise
- neutralize
- waste
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