do
1. do \(')du:, d*(-w)\ \(')did, d*d\ \'d*n\ \'du:-in\ \(')d*z\ vb or did;
or done or do.ing or does [ME don, fr. OE do-n; akin to OHG tuon to do, L
-dereX to put, facere to make, do, Gk tithenai to place, set 1: to bring to
pass : carry out 2: PUT - used chiefly in do to death 3a: PERFORM,
EXECUTE {~ some work} 3b: COMMIT {crimes done deliberately} 4a: to bring
about : EFFECT {sleep will ~ you good} 4b: RENDER, PAY {~ honor to his
memory} 5: to bring to an end : FINISH - used in the past participle 6:
to put forth : EXERT {did his best to win the race} 7: to bring into
existence : PRODUCE {~ a biography on the general} 8: to play the part of
9: to treat unfairly; esp : CHEAT {did him out of hi s inheritance} 10a: to
deal with or put in order by cleaning, arranging, or preparing for use {~
the dinner dishes} 10b: DECORATE 11a: to work at esp. as a vocation {what
to ~ after college} 11b: to prepare or work out esp. by studying {~ing his
homew ork} 12a: to pass over (as distance) : TRAVERSE 12b: to travel at a
speed of {~ing 80 on the turnpike} 13: TOUR {~ing 12 countries in 12 days}
14: to serve out (as a term) in prison 15: to serve the needs of : SUIT
{worms will ~ us for bait } 16: - used as a substitute verb to avoid
repetition {if you must make such a racket, ~ it somewhere else} 1: ACT,
BEHAVE {~ as I say} 2a: to get along : FARE {~ well in school} 2b: to
carry on : MANAGE {we can ~ without your help} 2c: to make good use {~
with a cup of coffee} 3: to take place : HAPPEN {what's ~ing across the st
reet} 4: to come to or make an end : FINISH - used in the past partici ple
5: to be active or busy {up and ~ing before dawn} 6: to answer the purpose
: SERVE {half of that will ~} 7: to be fitting : conform to custom or
propriety {won't ~ to be late} 8: - used as a substitute verb to avoid
repetition {did you clean the stove? I did} 9: - used in the imperative
after an imperative to add emphasis {be qu iet, ~} 1: - used with the
infinitive without to in legal and parliamentar y language {~ hereby
bequeath} and in poetry {give what she did crave -Shak.} 2: - used with the
infinitive without to for emphasis {I ~ say} and esp. to form an
imperative {~ be careful}; regularly so used in negative sentences {don't
be silly} archaic : to put an end to 1: to put an end to : ABOLISH 2: to
put to death : KILL : to deal with : TREAT : to bring about the death or
ruin of : necessary to be done - do away
2. do \'du:\ \'du:z\ n or dos or do's pl chiefly dial 1: FUSS, ADO
archaic 2: DEED, DUTY chiefly Brit 3a: a festive get-together 3b:
BATTLE 4: a command or entreaty to do something Brit 5: CHEAT, SWINDLE
3. do \'do-\ n [It] : the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
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