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1. (noun) bash, do, brawl
an uproarious party

2. (noun) do, doh, ut
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

3. (verb) Doctor of Osteopathy, DO
doctor's degree in osteopathy

4. (verb) make, do
engage in
"make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"

5. (verb) perform, execute, do
carry out or perform an action
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

6. (verb) do, perform
get (something) done
"I did my job"

7. (verb) do, fare, make out, come, get along
proceed or get along
"How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

8. (verb) cause, do, make
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

9. (verb) practice, practise, exercise, do
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
"practice law"

10. (verb) suffice, do, answer, serve
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
"A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

11. (verb) do, make
create or design, often in a certain way
"Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

12. (verb) act, behave, do
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
"You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

13. (verb) serve, do
spend time in prison or in a labor camp
"He did six years for embezzlement"

14. (verb) do, manage
carry on or function
"We could do with a little more help around here"

15. (verb) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
arrange attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding"

16. (verb) do
travel or traverse (a distance)
"This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

Definitions of 'Do'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) Do
a syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet

2. (noun) Do
deed; act; fear

3. (noun) Do
ado; bustle; stir; to do

4. (noun) Do
a cheat; a swindle

5.  Do
to place; to put

6.  Do
to cause; to make; -- with an infinitive

7.  Do
to bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve

8.  Do
to perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I can

9.  Do
to bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish; to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the construction, which is that of the past participle done

10.  Do
to make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat is done on one side only

11.  Do
to put or bring into a form, state, or condition, especially in the phrases, to do death, to put to death; to slay; to do away (often do away with), to put away; to remove; to do on, to put on; to don; to do off, to take off, as dress; to doff; to do into, to put into the form of; to translate or transform into, as a text

12.  Do
to cheat; to gull; to overreach

13.  Do
to see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of interest

14.  Do
to cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note

15. (verb) Do
to act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self

16. (verb) Do
to fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day?

17. (verb) Do
to succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do

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