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1. | [ verb ] engage in | |
Synonyms: | make | |
Examples: | : "make love, not war" "make an effort" "do research" "do nothing" "make revolution" |
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Related terms: | overdo make | |
2. | [ verb ] carry out or perform an action | |
Synonyms: | perform execute | |
Examples: | "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters" "the skater executed a triple pirouette" "she did a little dance" |
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Related terms: | conduct conduct make rehearse improvise interpret appear declaim turn_in click_off blaze_away cut_corners serenade cut stunt scamp pipe_up sight-read premier carry star churn_out performance actor | |
3. | [ verb ] get (something) done | |
Synonyms: | perform | |
Examples: | "I did my job" |
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Related terms: | carry_through go_all_out ply turn misdo overachieve underachieve actor | |
4. | [ verb ] proceed or get along | |
Synonyms: | get_along make_out fare come | |
Examples: | "How is she doing in her new job?" "How are you making out in graduate school?" "He's come a long way" |
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Related terms: | proceed | |
5. | [ verb ] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | |
Synonyms: | cause make | |
Examples: | "cause a commotion" "make a stir" "cause an accident" |
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Related terms: | make determine effect impel make motivate engender initiate occasion provoke facilitate causal_agent causing | |
6. | [ verb ] carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | |
Synonyms: | practice exercise carry_out practise | |
Examples: | : "practice law" |
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Related terms: | take_up shamanize use work | |
7. | [ verb ] be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity | |
Synonyms: | suffice serve answer | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | satisfy serve qualify go_a_long_way go_around tide_over sufficiency | |
8. | [ verb ] create or design, often in a certain way | |
Synonyms: | make | |
Examples: | "Do my room in blue" "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
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Related terms: | unmake create | |
9. | [ verb ] behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | |
Synonyms: | act behave | |
Examples: | "You should act like an adult" "Don't behave like a fool" "What makes her do this way?" "She played the servant her husband's master" |
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Related terms: | act make ramp swell break_down play joke romanticize sentimentalise presume bungle swagger quack loosen_up follow bend_over_backwards freeze piffle make make_as_if backslap optimize menace dally sauce hugger_mugger footle stooge frivol vulgarise wanton act_involuntarily act_up dissemble act | |
10. | [ verb ] carry on or manage | |
Synonyms: | manage | |
Examples: | "We could do with a little more help around here" |
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11. | [ verb ] arrange attractively | |
Synonyms: | arrange coif set coiffe coiffure dress | |
Examples: | "dress my hair for the wedding" |
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Related terms: | groom bob wave dress hairdo | |
12. | [ verb ] spend time in prison or in a labor camp | |
Synonyms: | serve | |
Examples: | "He did six years for embezzlement" |
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Related terms: | spend admit | |
13. | [ verb ] (transportation) travel or traverse (a distance) "This car does 150 miles per hour" | |
Examples: | "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" |
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Related terms: | travel | |
14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2934 | |
15. | [ noun ] (music,linguistics) the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization | |
Synonyms: | ut doh | |
Related terms: | solfa_syllable | |
16. | [ noun ] an uproarious party | |
Synonyms: | brawl bash | |
Related terms: | party | |
17. | [ noun ] (education) doctor's degree in osteopathy | |
Synonyms: | Doctor_of_Osteopathy | |
Related terms: | doctor's_degree | |
Similar spelling: |
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