do - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

1

v engage in

“do research”

“do nothing”

Synonyms:: make

: make
perform or carry out

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; exaggerate, overdo
do something to an excessive degree; overpraise
praise excessively; oversimplify
simplify to an excessive degree; overleap
defeat (oneself) by going too far

v carry out or perform an action

“John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters”

“she did a little dance”

Synonyms:: execute, perform

Types:: show 27 types...; hide 27 types...; click off
perform or finish an action rapidly; carry
sing or play against other voices or parts; pipe up
begin to play or sing; declaim, recite
recite in elocution; serenade
sing and play for somebody; cut corners
do something the cheapest or easiest way; stunt
perform a stunt or stunts; cut
perform or carry out; blaze away
perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; scamp
perform hastily and carelessly; churn out
perform in a mechanical way; premier, premiere
perform a work for the first time; star
be the star in a performance; appear
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; practice, practise, rehearse
engage in a rehearsal (of); ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize
perform without preparation; interpret, render
give an interpretation or rendition of; conduct, direct, lead
lead, as in the performance of a composition; make
perform or carry out; elocute
declaim in an elocutionary manner; perorate
deliver an oration in grandiloquent style; scan
read metrically; co-star
be the co-star in a performance; walk through
perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal; scrimmage
practice playing (a sport); sing
deliver by singing; pay
render

v get (something) done

“I did my job”

Synonyms:: perform

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; overachieve
perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; turn
accomplish by rotating; underachieve, underperform
perform less well or with less success than expected; misdo
do wrongly or improperly; do one's best, give full measure, give one's best, go all out
perform a task as well as possible; ply
apply oneself diligently

Type of:: accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill
put in effect

v carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

Synonyms:: exercise, practice, practise

Types:: shamanise, shamanize
practice shamanism

v proceed or get along

“How is she doing in her new job?”

Synonyms:: come, fare, get along, make out

Type of:: go, proceed
follow a certain course

v behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

“What makes her do this way?”

Synonyms:: act, behave

: act, act as, play
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; act, dissemble, pretend
behave unnaturally or affectedly

Types:: show 40 types...; hide 40 types...; act involuntarily, act reflexively
act in an uncontrolled manner; bend over backwards, fall over backwards
try very hard to please someone; presume
take liberties or act with too much confidence; vulgarise, vulgarize
act in a vulgar manner; optimise, optimize
act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world; quack
act as a medical quack or a charlatan; menace
act in a threatening manner; make
act in a certain way so as to acquire; bluster, swagger, swash
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner; freeze
suddenly behave coldly and formally; wanton
behave extremely cruelly and brutally; romanticize
act in a romantic way; sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression; bungle
spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; play, toy
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; act, act as, play
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; stooge
act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; jest, joke
act in a funny or teasing way; piffle
act in a trivial or ineffective way; make
behave in a certain way; make as if
begin or appear to begin an action; break down, lose it, snap
lose control of one's emotions; dally, dawdle
waste time; backslap
display excessive cordiality (towards); hugger mugger
act stealthily or secretively; sauce
behave saucily or impudently towards; footle
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense; frivol, trifle
act frivolously; puff up, swell
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; follow
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; loosen up, relax
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; rage, ramp, storm
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger; sneeze
exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; blink, nictate, nictitate, wink
briefly shut the eyes; break wind, fart
expel intestinal gases through the anus; salivate
produce saliva; antic, clown, clown around
act as or like a clown; dissolve
lose control emotionally; die
be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; fall apart, go to pieces
lose one's emotional or mental composure

v arrange attractively

Synonyms:: arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, dress, set

: curry, dress, groom
give a neat appearance to

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; bob
cut hair in the style of a bob; wave
set waves in; marcel
make a marcel in a woman's hair; gauffer, goffer
make wavy with a heated goffering iron; perm
give a permanent wave to

Type of:: groom, neaten
care for one's external appearance

2

v give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Synonyms:: cause, make

Types:: show 36 types...; hide 36 types...; determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape
shape or influence; give direction to; initiate, pioneer
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; effect, effectuate, set up
produce; make
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; occasion
give occasion to; call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke
evoke or provoke to appear or occur; breed, engender, spawn
call forth; actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel
give an incentive for action; force, impel
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate; facilitate
increase the likelihood of (a response); dispose, incline
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; disincline, indispose
make unwilling; miscreate
shape or form or make badly; carry weight
have influence to a specified degree; decide
influence or determine; reshape
shape anew or differently; time
set the speed, duration, or execution of; index
adjust through indexation; pace
regulate or set the pace of; predetermine
determine beforehand; accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill
put in effect; strike up
begin; innovate, introduce
bring something new to an environment; draw, get
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
put in motion or move to act; precipitate
bring about abruptly; hasten, induce, rush, stimulate
cause to occur rapidly; drive
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; inspire
supply the inspiration for; pick
provoke; constitute, establish, found, institute, plant
set up or lay the groundwork for; arrange, stage
plan, organize, and carry out (an event); mount
put up or launch; attempt, set about, undertake
enter upon an activity or enterprise; devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare
arrange by systematic planning and united effort; serve
contribute or conduce to

Type of:: create, make
make or cause to be or to become

v 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”

Synonyms:: make

Antonyms:: undo, unmake
deprive of certain characteristics

Type of:: create, make
create by artistic means

3

v spend time in prison or in a labor camp

“He did six years for embezzlement”

Synonyms:: serve

Types:: admit
serve as a means of entrance

Type of:: pass, spend
pass time in a specific way

4

v travel or traverse (a distance)

“This car does 150 miles per hour”

“We did 6 miles on our hike every day”

Type of:: go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

5

v be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

“Will $100 do?”

Synonyms:: answer, serve, suffice

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; bridge over, keep going, tide over
suffice for a period between two points; go a long way
suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent; function, serve
serve a purpose, role, or function; measure up, qualify
prove capable or fit; meet requirements; go around
be sufficient; prelude
serve as a prelude or opening to; act as
function as or act like

Type of:: fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy
meet the requirements or expectations of

v carry on or function

“We could do with a little more help around here”

Synonyms:: manage

6

n an uproarious party

Synonyms:: bash, brawl

Type of:: party
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment

7

n the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

Synonyms:: doh, ut

Type of:: solfa syllable
one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization

1	v	engage in
2	v	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
3	v	spend time in prison or in a labor camp
4	v	travel or traverse (a distance)
5	v	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
6	n	an uproarious party
7	n	the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

do

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: do