DO IN
Dictionary entry overview: What does do in mean? • DO IN (verb)
The verb DO IN has 1 sense:
1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Familiarity information: DO IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DO IN (verb)
Meaning:
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
do in; knock off; liquidate; neutralise; neutralize; waste
Context examples:
The mafia liquidated the informer / the double agent was neutralized
Hypernyms (to "do in" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to do in the prisoners
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