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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 up vb (adverb; mainly tr) 1. to wrap and make into a bundle: to do up a parcel. 2. to cause the downfall of (a person)3. to beautify or adorn4. (also intr) to fasten or be fastened: this skirt does up at the back. 5. informal to renovate or redecorate6. slang to assaultThesaurus| Verb | 1. | do up - wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper"wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" | | 2. | do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"doll up, glam up, pretty upneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" |
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 up
do up1. To decorate or embellish someone or something, often for a particular occasion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "up." My little niece was all done up for Christmas in a frilly red dress. I did the room up with crepe paper and balloons for the birthday party.2. To fasten or close something, as on an item of clothing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "up." Can you please do up the zipper on the back of my dress?3. To wrap something, such as a package. A noun or pronoun can be used between "do" and "up." I did up the present in silver wrapping paper and a big bow.See also: updo someone or something upto make someone or something attractive; to decorate or ornament someone or something. Sally did Jane up for the party. Would you do up this present for Jane? It's her birthday.See also: updo something up 1. . to fasten, zip, hook, or button some item of clothing. Would you do my buttons up in back? Please do up my buttons. 2. to wrap up something, such as a package, gift, etc. I have to do this present up before the party guests get here. Do up the presents quickly. They are coming up the walk. 3. to arrange, fix, repair, cook, clean, etc., something. I have to do the kitchen up before the guests get here. Do up the kitchen now, please.See also: updo up1. Fasten up or put up; also, dress up. For example, Let's do up all the gifts in matching paper, or Please help me do up the collar button, or Jane did up her hair for the dance, or The children were all done up in their best outfits. [c. 1800] 2. do something up brown or do it up brown . Do something thoroughly or very well, as in They really did it up brown for the dinner party. The allusion here is unclear, but it may be to wrapping a package in brown paper. [Mid-1800s] See also: updo upv.1. To adorn or dress someone or something lavishly: I did the kids up in Halloween costumes for the party. Let's do up the living room with some new paint. The children were all done up in matching outfits.2. To wrap and tie something, such as a package: She did up the birthday presents in beautiful bows and ribbons. I took all the packages to the post office, did them up with twine, and sent them right away.3. To fasten completely some item or part of clothing: She did up the buttons on her dress and put on her shoes. He did his trousers up and left the changing room.See also: upEncyclopediaSeedoMedicalSeeDOFinancialSeeDodo up
Synonyms for do upverb wrap for decorative purposesRelated Wordsverb use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.SynonymsRelated Words |