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 giverise 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 laborcamp "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"
1. do indicates question or negative when used with verb Do you like my new dress?; Does she eat meat?; He does not have any money.; We didn't think she was telling the truth.
2. do indicates you wantinformation or want sb to agree with you when used at the end of statement I didn't sound mean, did I?; She looks fantastic, doesn't she?; You don't know how much it'll cost, do you?
3. do used in place of verb just used "I love swimming in the ocean." "So do I."; Her brother tends to eat more than she does.
4. do emphasizes a verb I don't drink much alcohol, but I do like wine.
5. (verb)do to perform an action, activity, or task Do your chores.; to do the cleaning/ironing/washing; What is he planning to do about his money problems?
6. do used to talk about sb's health, happiness, success, etc. Hi, how're you doing?; She started doing better after she changed schools.; I think I did well in the interview.
7. do to change or effect sth The storm did a lot of damage to the downtown area.; What he did to her was horrible.
8. do to make or provide sth Who did the design for your company logo?
9. do used to talk about what sb's job is What does your boyfriend do (for a living)?
10. do to cook sth in a particular way I like my steaks done medium-rare.
11. do will do indicates sth is suitable or enough There are 40 people so 120 muffins will do.; We have no napkins, so paper towels will have to do.
Definition of 'do'
Webster 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
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 pastparticiple done
10. do to makeready 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