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DO
do, doh, ut
(noun) the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
bash, do, brawl
(noun) an uproarious party
act, behave, do
(verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; âYou should act like an adultâ; âDonât behave like a foolâ; âWhat makes her do this way?â; âThe dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of peopleâ
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(verb) arrange attractively; âdress my hair for the weddingâ
do, make
(verb) create or design, often in a certain way; âDo my room in blueâ; âI did this piece in wood to express my love for the forestâ
cause, do, make
(verb) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; âcause a commotionâ; âmake a stirâ; âcause an accidentâ
perform, execute, do
(verb) carry out or perform an action; âJohn did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the guttersâ; âthe skater executed a triple pirouetteâ; âshe did a little danceâ
do
(verb) travel or traverse (a distance); âThis car does 150 miles per hourâ; âWe did 6 miles on our hike every dayâ
do, manage
(verb) carry on or function; âWe could do with a little more help around hereâ
make, do
(verb) engage in; âmake love, not warâ; âmake an effortâ; âdo researchâ; âdo nothingâ; âmake revolutionâ
do, perform
(verb) get (something) done; âI did my jobâ
practice, practise, exercise, do
(verb) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; âpractice lawâ
do, fare, make out, come, get along
(verb) proceed or get along; âHow is she doing in her new job?â; âHow are you making out in graduate school?â; âHeâs come a long wayâ
suffice, do, answer, serve
(verb) be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; âA few words would answerâ; âThis car suits my purpose wellâ; âWill $100 do?â; âA âBâ grade doesnât suffice to get me into medical schoolâ; âNothing else will serveâ
serve, do
(verb) spend time in prison or in a labor camp; âHe did six years for embezzlementâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
DO (countable and uncountable, plural DOs)
(grammar) a direct object
(US) a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
(science) dissolved oxygen
(dentistry) Initialism of disto occlusal.
Coordinate terms
(doctor of osteopathy)
• MD (âDoctor of Medicineâ)
• DC (âDoctor of Chiropracticâ)
• OD (âDoctor of Optometryâ)
• DDS (âDoctor of Dental Surgeryâ)
• DMD (âDoctor of Dental Medicineâ)
• DVM (âDoctor of Veterinary Medicineâ)
• VMD (âVeterinariae Medicinae Doctorisâ)
Anagrams
• O&D, O.D., O/D, OD, od
Etymology 1
Verb
do (third-person singular simple present does, present participle doing, simple past did, past participle done)
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
(auxiliary) A syntactic marker for emphasis with the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in African-American Vernacular.
(transitive) To perform; to execute.
Synonyms: accomplish, carry out, functionate
(obsolete, transitive) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
(intransitive, transitive) To suffice.
(intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
(ditransitive) To have (as an effect).
(intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly).
(transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
To cook.
Synonym: Thesaurus:cook
(transitive) To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
(transitive) To treat in a certain way.
(transitive) To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
(intransitive, obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.
(transitive) To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
Synonym: serve
(transitive) To impersonate or depict.
Synonyms: imitate, personate, take off
(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
(transitive, slang) To kill.
Synonyms: do in, murder, off, rub out, Thesaurus:kill
(transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
(informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
(transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
Synonyms: go to bed with, sleep with, Thesaurus:copulate with
(transitive) To cheat or swindle.
Synonyms: defraud, diddle, mug off, rip off, scam, Thesaurus:deceive
(transitive) To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
(transitive, intransitive) To finish.
(UK, dated, intransitive) To work as a domestic servant (with for).
Synonyms: attend, serve, wait on, Thesaurus:serve
(archaic, dialectal, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
(stock exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
(informal, transitive, ditransitive) To make or provide.
Synonyms: furnish, give, supply, Thesaurus:give
(informal, transitive) To injure (one's own body part).
(transitive) To take drugs.
(transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
Usage notes
• In older forms of English, when the pronoun thou was in active use, and verbs used -est for distinct second-person singular indicative forms, the verb do had two such forms: dost, in auxiliary uses, and doest, in other uses. The past tense of both forms is didst.
• Similarly, when the ending -eth was in active use for third-person singular present indicative forms, the form doth was used as an auxiliary, and the form doeth was used elsewhere.
Antonyms
• don't
Noun
do (plural dos)
(colloquial) A party, celebration, social function.
Synonym: get-together
(informal) A hairdo.
Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
(obsolete) A deed; an act.
(archaic) Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.
Synonym: to-do
(obsolete, UK, slang) A cheat; a swindler.
(obsolete, UK, slang) An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.
Usage notes
• For the plural of the noun, the spelling dos would be correct; do's is often used for the sake of legibility, but is sometimes considered incorrect. For the party, the term usually implies a social function of modest size and formality.
Etymology 2
Noun
do (plural dos)
(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
Synonym: ut (archaic)
Etymology 3
Adverb
do (not comparable)
(rare) Abbreviation of ditto.
Anagrams
• O&D, O.D., O/D, OD, od
Source: Wiktionary
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