Dictionary entry details
• DO (noun)
Meaning:
An uproarious party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
do; brawl; bash
Hypernyms ("do" is a kind of...):
party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)
Meaning:
The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
doh; do; ut
Hypernyms ("do" is a kind of...):
solfa syllable (one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization)
Meaning:
Doctor's degree in osteopathy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Doctor of Osteopathy; DO
Hypernyms ("DO" is a kind of...):
doctor's degree; doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)
• DO (verb)
Meaning:
Engage in
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
do; make
Context examples:
make love, not war / make an effort / do research / do nothing / make revolution
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
exaggerate; overdo (do something to an excessive degree)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Carry out or perform an action
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
perform; do; execute
Context examples:
John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters / the skater executed a triple pirouette / she did a little dance
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
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)
scamp (perform hastily and carelessly)
blaze away (perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly)
click off (perform or finish an action rapidly)
sight-read (play or perform music by reading it off the sheet; perform unprepared)
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)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get (something) done
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
do; perform
Context example:
I did my job
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
ply (apply oneself diligently)
do one's best; give full measure; give one's best; go all out (perform a task as well as possible)
misdo (do wrongly or improperly)
underachieve; underperform (perform less well or with less success than expected)
turn (accomplish by rotating)
overachieve (perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Proceed or get along
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
get along; fare; make out; do; come
Context examples:
How is she doing in her new job? / How are you making out in graduate school? / He's come a long way
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
go; proceed (follow a certain course)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
cause; do; make
Context examples:
cause a commotion / make a stir / cause an accident
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
facilitate (increase the likelihood of (a response))
force; impel (urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
actuate; incite; motivate; move; prompt; propel (give an incentive for action)
breed; engender; spawn (call forth)
call forth; evoke; kick up; provoke (evoke or provoke to appear or occur)
occasion (give occasion to)
make (compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way)
effect; effectuate; set up (produce)
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape (shape or influence; give direction to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
practise; exercise; practice; do
Context example:
practice law
"Do" entails doing...:
do work; work (be employed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
shamanise; shamanize (practice shamanism)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
suffice; answer; do; serve
Context 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
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
fulfil; fulfill; live up to; satisfy (fulfil the requirements or expectations of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
go around (be sufficient)
measure up; qualify (prove capable or fit; meet requirements)
function; serve (serve a purpose, role, or function)
go a long way (suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent)
bridge over; keep going; tide over (suffice for a period between two points)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Create or design, often in a certain way
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
do; make
Context examples:
Do my room in blue / I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
create; make (create by artistic means)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
Did he do his major works over a short period of time?
Meaning:
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
behave; act; do
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
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 saucy 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)
jest; joke (act in a funny or teasing way)
stooge (act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner)
act; act as; play (pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind)
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)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Spend time in prison or in a labor camp
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
serve; do
Context example:
He did six years for embezzlement
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
pass; spend (pass (time) in a specific way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
admit (serve as a means of entrance)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Carry on or manage
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
manage; do
Context example:
We could do with a little more help around here
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Arrange attractively
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
coiffure; coiffe; coif; arrange; do; dress; set
Context example:
dress my hair for the wedding
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do"):
wave (set waves in)
bob (cut hair in the style of a bob)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They do their hair
Meaning:
Travel or traverse (a distance)
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
This car does 150 miles per hour / We did 6 miles on our hike every day
Hypernyms (to "do" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
