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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DO, v.t. or auxiliary; pret. Did; pp. Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.]
1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days.
In six days thou shalt do all thy work. Exodus 20.
I will teach you what ye shall do. Exodus 4.
I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45.
2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.
3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.
Till I know what God will do for me. 2 Samuel 22.
Do to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. Do him neither good nor harm.
4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.
5. To perform; to practice; to observe.
We lie and do not the truth. 1 John 1.
6. To exert.
Do thy diligence to come shortly to me. 2 Timothy 4.
7. To transact; as, to do business with another.
8. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined.
9. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do.
What will ye do in the day of visitation. Isaiah 10.
10. To make or cause.
Nothing but death can do me to respire.
11. To put.
Who should do the duke to death?
12. To answer the purpose.
Ill make the songs of Durfy do.
To have to do, to have concern with.
What have I to do with you? 1 Samuel 16.
What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.
To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves. Also, to gain; to effect by influence.
A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders.
I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow.
Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.]
To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices.
DO, v.i.
1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.
They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. 2 Kings 17.
2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.
How dost thou?
We asked him how he did. How do you do, or how do you?
3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present.
To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men. Also, to have carnal commerce with.
Do is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not.
Do is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do. In this case, do is uttered with emphasis.
As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. Do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come?
Do is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her.
Do is sometimes a mere expletive.
This just reproach their virtue does excite.
Expletives their feeble aid do join.
[The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.]
Do is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an uproarious party [syn: bash, do, brawl]
2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: do, doh, ut]
3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: Doctor of Osteopathy, DO] v
1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: make, do]
2: 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" [syn: perform, execute, do]
3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: do, perform]
4: 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" [syn: do, fare, make out, come, get along]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make]
6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do]
7: 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" [syn: suffice, do, answer, serve]
8: 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" [syn: do, make] [ant: undo, unmake]
9: 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" [syn: act, behave, do]
10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: serve, do]
11: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: do, manage]
12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure]
13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. defense order 2. doctor of osteopathy

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (did; done; doing; does) Etymology: Middle English don, from Old English d?n; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bring to pass ; carry out <do another's wishes> 2. put — used chiefly in do to death 3. a. perform, execute <do some work> <did his duty> b. commit <crimes done deliberately> 4. a. bring about, effect <trying to do good> <do violence> b. to give freely ; pay <do honor to her memory> 5. to bring to an end ; finish — used in the past participle <the job is finally done> 6. to put forth ; exert <did her best to win the race> 7. a. to wear out especially by physical exertion ; exhaust <at the end of the race they were pretty well done> b. to attack physically ; beat; also kill 8. to bring into existence ; produce <do a biography on the general> 9. — used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition <if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else> 10. a. to play the role or character of b. mimic; also to behave like <do a Houdini and disappear> c. to perform in or serve as producer of <do a play> 11. to treat unfairly; especially cheat <did him out of his inheritance> 12. to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention: a. (1) to put in order ; clean <was doing the kitchen> (2) wash <did the dishes after supper> b. to prepare for use or consumption; especially cook <like my steak done rare> c. set, arrange <had her hair done> d. to apply cosmetics to <wanted to do her face before the party> e. decorate, furnish <did the living room in Early American> <do over the kitchen> 13. to be engaged in the study or practice of <do science>; especially to work at as a vocation <what to do after college> 14. a. to pass over (as distance) ; traverse <did 20 miles yesterday> b. to travel at a speed of <doing 55 on the turnpike> 15. tour <doing 12 countries in 30 days> 16. a. to spend (time) in prison <has been doing time in a federal penitentiary> b. to serve out (a period of imprisonment) <did ten years for armed robbery> 17. to serve the needs of ; suit, suffice <worms will do us for bait> 18. to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety <you oughtn't to say a thing like that…it's not done — Dorothy Sayers> 19. to treat with respect to physical comforts <did themselves well> 20. use 3 <doesn't do drugs> 21. to have sexual intercourse with 22. to partake of <let's do lunch> intransitive verb 1. act, behave <do as I say> 2. a. get along, fare <do well in school> b. to carry on business or affairs ; manage <we can do without your help> 3. to take place ; happen <what's doing across the street> 4. to come to or make an end ; finish — used in the past participle 5. to be active or busy <let us then be up and doing — H. W. Longfellow> 6. to be adequate or sufficient ; serve <half of that will do> 7. to be fitting ; conform to custom or propriety <won't do to be late> 8. — used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition <wanted to run and play as children do> — used especially in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have <a great many people had died, or would do — Bruce Chatwin> 9. — used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis <be quiet do> verbal auxiliary 1. a. — used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language <do hereby bequeath> and in poetry <give what she did crave — Shakespeare> b. — used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order <fervently do we pray — Abraham Lincoln>, in interrogative sentences <did you hear that?>, and in negative sentences <we don't know> <don't go> 2. — used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis <I do say> <do be careful> • doable adjective II. noun (plural dos or do's) Date: 1599 1. chiefly dialect fuss, ado 2. archaic deed, duty 3. a. a festive get-together ; affair, party b. chiefly British battle 4. a command or entreaty to do something <a list of dos and don'ts> 5. British cheat, swindle 6. hairdo III. noun Etymology: Italian Date: circa 1754 the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization IV. abbreviation 1. ditto 2. double occupancy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete (work etc.) (did his homework; there's a lot to do; he can do anything). 2 tr. a produce, make (she was doing a painting; I did a translation; decided to do a casserole). b provide (do you do lunches?). 3 tr. bestow, grant; have a specified effect on (a walk would do you good; do me a favour). 4 intr. act, behave, proceed (do as I do; she would do well to accept the offer). 5 tr. work at, study; be occupied with (what does your father do?; he did chemistry at university; we're doing Chaucer next term). 6 a intr. be suitable or acceptable; suffice (this dress won't do for a wedding; a sandwich will do until we get home; that will never do). b tr. satisfy; be suitable for (that hotel will do me nicely). 7 tr. deal with; put in order (the garden needs doing; the barber will do you next; I must do my hair before we go). 8 intr. a fare; get on (the patients were doing excellently; he did badly in the test). b perform, work (could do better). 9 tr. a solve; work out (we did the puzzle). b (prec. by can or be able to) be competent at (can you do cartwheels?; I never could do maths). 10 tr. a traverse (a certain distance) (we did fifty miles today). b travel at a specified speed (he overtook us doing about eighty). 11 tr. colloq. a act or behave like (did a Houdini). b play the part of (she was asked to do hostess). 12 intr. a colloq. finish (have you done annoying me?; I've done in the bathroom). b (as done adj.) be over (the day is done). 13 tr. produce or give a performance of (the school does many plays and concerts; we've never done 'Pygmalion'). 14 tr. cook, esp. to the right degree (do it in the oven; the potatoes aren't done yet). 15 intr. be in progress (what's doing?). 16 tr. colloq. visit; see the sights of (we did all the art galleries). 17 tr. colloq. a (often as done adj.) exhaust; tire out (the climb has completely done me). b beat up, defeat, kill. c ruin (now you've done it). 18 tr. (foll. by into) translate or transform (the book was done into French). 19 tr. colloq. (with qualifying adverb) provide food etc. for in a specified way (they do one very well here). 20 tr. sl. a rob (they did a shop in Soho). b swindle (I was done at the market). 21 tr. sl. prosecute, convict (they were done for shoplifting). 22 tr. sl. undergo (a specified term of imprisonment) (he did two years for fraud). 23 tr. coarse sl. have sexual intercourse with. 24 tr. sl. take (a drug). --v.aux. 1 a (except with be, can, may, ought, shall, will) in questions and negative statements (do you understand?; I don't smoke). b (except with can, may, ought, shall, will) in negative commands (don't be silly; do not come tomorrow). 2 ellipt. or in place of verb or verb and object (you know her better than I do; I wanted to go and I did so; tell me, do!). 3 forming emphatic present and past tenses (I do want to; do tell me; they did go but she was out). 4 in inversion for emphasis (rarely does it happen; did he but know it). --n. (pl. dos or do's) 1 colloq. an elaborate event, party, or operation. 2 Brit. sl. a swindle or hoax. Phrases and idioms: be done with see DONE. be nothing to do with 1 be no business or concern of (his financial situation is nothing to do with me). 2 be unconnected with (his depression is nothing to do with his father's death). be to do with be concerned or connected with (the argument was to do with money). do about see ABOUT prep. 1d. do away with colloq. 1 abolish. 2 kill. do battle enter into combat. do one's best see BEST. do one's bit see BIT. do by treat or deal with in a specified way (do as you would be done by). do credit to see CREDIT. do down colloq. 1 cheat, swindle. 2 get the better of; overcome. do for 1 be satisfactory or sufficient for. 2 colloq. (esp. as done for adj.) destroy, ruin, kill (he knew he was done for). 3 colloq. act as housekeeper for. do one's head (or nut) sl. be extremely angry or agitated. do the honours see HONOUR. do in 1 sl. a kill. b ruin, do injury to. 2 colloq. exhaust, tire out. do-it-yourself adj. (of work, esp. building, painting, decorating, etc.) done or to be done by an amateur at home. --n. such work. do justice to see JUSTICE. do nothing for (or to) colloq. detract from the appearance or quality of (such behaviour does nothing for our reputation). do or die persist regardless of danger. do out colloq. clean or redecorate (a room). do a person out of colloq. unjustly deprive a person of; swindle out of (he was done out of his holiday). do over 1 sl. attack; beat up. 2 colloq. redecorate, refurbish. 3 US colloq. do again. do proud see PROUD. dos and don'ts rules of behaviour. do something for (or to) colloq. enhance the appearance or quality of (that carpet does something for the room). do one's stuff see STUFF. do to (archaic unto) = do by. do to death see DEATH. do the trick see TRICK. do up 1 fasten, secure. 2 colloq. a refurbish, renovate. b adorn, dress up. 3 sl. a ruin, get the better of. b beat up. do well for oneself prosper. do well out of profit by. do with (prec. by could) would be glad to have; would profit by (I could do with a rest; you could do with a wash). do without manage without; forgo (also absol. : we shall just have to do without). have nothing to do with 1 have no connection or dealings with (our problem has nothing to do with the latest news; after the disagreement he had nothing to do with his father). 2 be no business or concern of (the decision has nothing to do with him). have to do (or something to do) with be connected with (his limp has to do with a car accident). Etymology: OE don f. Gmc: rel. to Skr dádhami put, Gk tithemi place, L facere do 2. var. of DOH.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do, v. t. 1. To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like. The sergeants seem to do themselves pretty well. --Harper's Mag. 2. To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for. [Colloq. or Slang] Sometimes they lie in wait in these dark streets, and fracture his skull, . . . or break his arm, or cut the sinew of his wrist; and that they call doing him. --Charles Reade.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do, n. 1. Deed; act; fear. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. 2. Ado; bustle; stir; to do. [R.] A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble. -- Selden. 3. A cheat; a swindle. [Slang, Eng.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do, v. i. 1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self. They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and commandment. -- 2 Kings xvii. 34. 2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day? 3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do. You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that won't do; challenge the crown. -- Collier. To do by. See under By. To do for. (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit. (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.] Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed and done for. --Thackeray. To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] ``I could not do withal.'' --Shak. To do without, to get along without; to dispense with. To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have finished; to be quit; to desist. To have done with, to have completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with. Well to do, in easy circumstances.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do., n. An abbreviation of Ditto.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do (d[=o]), n. (Mus.) 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Do Do, v. t. or auxiliary. [imp. Din; p. p. Done; p. pr. & vb. n. Doing. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus: I do, thou doest (?) or dost ?, he does (?), doeth (?), or doth (?); when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. As an independent verb, dost is obsolete or rare, except in poetry. ``What dost thou in this world?'' --Milton. The form doeth is a verb unlimited, doth, formerly so used, now being the auxiliary form. The second pers, sing., imperfect tense, is didst (?), formerly didest (?).] [AS. d?n; akin to D. doen, OS. duan, OHG. tuon, G. thun, Lith. deti, OSlav. d?ti, OIr. d['e]nim I do, Gr. ? to put, Skr. dh[=a], and to E. suffix -dom, and prob. to L. facere to do, E. fact, and perh. to L. -dere in some compounfds, as addere to add, credere to trust. ??? Cf. Deed, Deem, Doom, Fact, Creed, Theme.] 1. To place; to put. [Obs.] --Tale of a Usurer (about 1330). 2. To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.] My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences. --W. Caxton. I shall . . . your cloister do make. --Piers Plowman. A fatal plague which many did to die. --Spenser. We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii. 1. Note: We have lost the idiom shown by the citations (do used like the French faire or laisser), in which the verb in the infinitive apparently, but not really, has a passive signification, i. e., cause . . . to be made. 3. To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve. The neglecting it may do much danger. --Shak. He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good not harm. --Shak. 4. 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. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. --Ex. xx. 9. We did not do these things. --Ld. Lytton. You can not do wrong without suffering wrong. --Emerson. Hence: To do homage, honor, favor, justice, etc., to render homage, honor, etc. 5. 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 past participle done. ``Ere summer half be done.'' ``I have done weeping.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. AUXILIARY VERB USES (does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Do' is used as an auxiliary with the simple present tense. 'Did' is used as an auxiliary with the simple past tense. In spoken English, negative forms of 'do' are often shortened, for example 'do not' is shortened to 'don't' and 'did not' is shortened to 'didn't'. 1. Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'. They don't want to work... I did not know Jamie had a knife... It doesn't matter if you win or lose. AUX: AUX neg inf, AUX neg inf, AUX neg inf 2. Do is used to form questions, by putting the subject after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'. Do you like music?... What did he say?... Where does she live? AUX: AUX n v, AUX n v, AUX n v 3. Do is used in question tags. You know about Andy, don't you?... I'm sure they had some of the same questions last year didn't they? AUX: cl AUX n, cl AUX n 4. You use do when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'do', or giving a negative or positive answer to a question. 'Did he think there was anything suspicious going on?'—'Yes, he did.'... 'Do you have a metal detector?'—'No, I don't.'... AUX: AUX, AUX 5. Do is used with a negative to tell someone not to behave in a certain way. Don't be silly... Don't touch that! AUX: only imper, AUX neg inf, AUX neg inf 6. Do is used to give emphasis to the main verb when there is no other auxiliary. Veronica, I do understand... You did have a tape recorder with you. AUX: AUX inf, AUX inf [emphasis] 7. Do is used as a polite way of inviting or trying to persuade someone to do something. Do sit down... Do help yourself to another drink. AUX: only imper, AUX inf, AUX inf [politeness] 8. Do can be used to refer back to another verb group when you are comparing or contrasting two things, or saying that they are the same. I make more money than he does... I had fantasies, as do all mothers, about how life would be when my girls were grown... Girls receive less health care and less education in the developing world than do boys. VERB: V, as V n, than V n 9. You use do after 'so' and 'nor' to say that the same statement is true for two people or groups. You know that's true, and so do I... We don't forget that. Nor does he... VERB: V n, V n II. OTHER VERB USES (does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'do' is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression 'easier said than done' is explained at 'easy'. 1. When you do something, you take some action or perform an activity or task. Do is often used instead of a more specific verb, to talk about a common action involving a particular thing. For example you can say 'do your teeth' instead of 'brush your teeth'. I was trying to do some work... After lunch Elizabeth and I did the washing up... Dad does the garden... VERB: V n, V n, V n 2. Do can be used to stand for any verb group, or to refer back to another verb group, including one that was in a previous sentence. What are you doing?... Think twice before doing anything... A lot of people got arrested for looting so they will think before they do it again... I'm glad they gave me my money back, but I think they did this to shut me up... The first thing is to get some more food. When we've done that we ought to start again... Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. Elena did the same... He turned towards the open front door but, as he did so, she pushed past him. VERB: V n, V pron-indef, V it, V this, V that, V the same, V so 3. You can use do in a clause at the beginning of a sentence after words like 'what' and 'all', to give special emphasis to the information that comes at the end of the sentence. All she does is complain... What I should do is go and see her... VERB: V n, V n [emphasis] 4. If you do a particular thing with something, you use it in that particular way. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with my life... The technology was good, but you couldn't do much with it. VERB: V n with n, V amount with n 5. If you do something about a problem, you take action to try to solve it. They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty... If an engine packs in, there's not much the engineer can do about it until the plane is back on the ground. VERB: V n about n, V amount about n 6. If an action or event does a particular thing, such as harm or good, it has that result or effect. A few bombs can do a lot of damage... It'll do you good to take a rest... VERB: V n, V n n 7. You can use do to talk about the degree to which a person, action, or event affects or improves a particular situation. Such incidents do nothing for live music's reputation... I'd just tried to do what I could for Lou. VERB: V amount for n, V n for n 8. You can talk about what someone or something does to a person to mean that they have a very harmful effect on them. I saw what the liquor was doing to her... VERB: V to n 9. If you ask someone what they do, you want to know what their job or profession is. What does your father do?... VERB: V n 10. If you are doing something, you are busy or active in some way, or have planned an activity for some time in the future. Are you doing anything tomorrow night?... There is nothing to do around here. VERB: V n, V n 11. If you say that someone or something does well or badly, you are talking about how successful or unsuccessful they are. Connie did well at school and graduated with honours... How did I do? VERB: V adv, V adv 12. If a person or organization does a particular service or product, they provide that service or sell that product. (mainly BRIT) They provide design services and do printing and packaging... They do a good range of herbal tea. VERB: V n, V n 13. You can use do when referring to the speed or rate that something or someone achieves or is able to achieve. They were doing 70 miles an hour. VERB: V amount 14. If you do a subject, author, or book, you study them at school or college. (SPOKEN) I'd like to do maths at university. VERB: V n 15. If you do a particular person, accent, or role, you imitate that person or accent, or act that role. Gina does accents extremely well. VERB: V n 16. If someone does drugs, they take illegal drugs. I don't do drugs. VERB: V n 17. If you say that something will do or will do you, you mean that there is enough of it or that it is of good enough quality to meet your requirements or to satisfy you. Anything to create a scene and attract attention will do... 'What would you like to eat?'—'Anything'll do me, Eva.' VERB: V, V n 18. If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it. I could do with a cup of tea... The range could do with being extended. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n/-ing 19. You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it. What did you do with that notebook? PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 20. If you ask what someone or something is doing in a particular place, you are asking why they are there. 'Dr Campbell,' he said, clearly surprised. 'What are you doing here?' PHRASE: PHR adv/prep 21. If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing. Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode... That's none of your business, it has nothing to do with you... PHRASE: have/be inflects, PHR n III. NOUN USES (dos) 1. A do is a party, dinner party, or other social event. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) A friend of his is having a do in Stoke... N-COUNT 2. If someone tells you the dos and don'ts of a particular situation, they advise you what you should and should not do in that situation. Please advise me on the most suitable colour print film and some dos and don'ts. PHRASE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Perform, effect, execute, accomplish, achieve, bring about, work out, carry into effect. 2. Complete, finish, conclude, end, terminate. 3. Transact, carry on. 4. Practise, observe, perform, carry into practice. 5. Produce, make, work. 6. Confer, bestow, grant, vouchsafe. 7. Translate, render. 8. Prepare, cook. 9. Hoax, cheat, swindle, chouse, cozen. II. v. n. 1. Act (well or ill), behave. 2. Fare. 3. Answer, answer the purpose. 4. Be enough, be sufficient.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To do any one; to rob and cheat him. I have done him; I have robbed him. Also to overcome in a boxing match: witness those laconic lines written on the field of battle, by Humphreys to his patron.--'Sir, I have done the Jew.'

Moby Thesaurus

I beg you, Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, accompany, accomplish, achieve, acquit, act, act a part, act as, act like, act out, advantage, affect, answer, ape, appear, arrival, assister, assume, attain, attend, author, avail, bake, banquet, barbecue, baste, be OK, be about, be at, be doing, be engaged in, be equal to, be good enough, be handy, be occupied with, be of use, be present at, be productive, bear, beat, beget, behave, benefit, bestead, betide, bilk, blanch, blowout, boil, borrow, bottom, braise, break, breed, brew, bring about, bring forth, bring into being, bring off, bring to effect, bring to fruition, bring to pass, broil, brown, carnival, carry into execution, carry on, carry out, carry through, catch, cause, chance, cheat, chord, chorus, chouse, clear up, clip off, coddle, come off, come to, commit, compass, complete, comport, conceive, concertize, conclude, conduct, consummate, cook, copy, counterfeit, course, cover, cozen, crack, create, crib, curry, deal with, debug, decipher, decode, defraud, demean, deport, determine, develop, devil, diddle, discharge, discourse, disentangle, dispatch, dispose of, ditto, divine, do it, do like, do out of, do the job, do the trick, do to, do to perfection, dope, dope out, echo, effect, effectuate, employ, enact, end, engage in, engender, engineer, establish, execute, exercise, explain, fair, fake, fall out, fare, father, fathom, feast, festival, festive occasion, festivity, fetch, fete, field day, fiesta, figure out, fill the bill, find out, find the answer, find the solution, finish, fire, fit, flimflam, follow, forge, found, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, fulfill, gala, gala affair, gala day, generate, gestate, get, get along, get by, get on, get right, give birth to, give good returns, give occasion to, give origin to, give rise to, go, go and do, go around, go at, go in for, go like, go on, go over, go to, great doings, griddle, grill, guess, guess right, gyp, hack it, halt, have it, have the goodness, heat, high jinks, hit, hit it, hoke, hoke up, hold, if you please, imitate, impersonate, inaugurate, industrialize, inflict, institute, interpret, jamboree, just do, kermis, knock off, look on, make, make like, make music, make out, make the grade, manage, masquerade as, mass-produce, measure, meet, meet requirements, mime, mimic, mirror, misbehave, move, muddle through, occasion, occur, open the lock, originate, oven-bake, overpass, overproduce, overreach, pan, pan-broil, pantomime, parboil, party, pass, pass for, pass muster, pass over, pass through, patrol, pay, pay off, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, perform, perpetrate, personate, picnic, plagiarize, play, play a part, play by ear, playact, please, plumb, ply, poach, polish off, pose as, practice, pray, pray do, prepare, prepare food, pretend to be, prithee, proceed, produce, profit, prosecute, psych, psych out, pull off, pursue, put away, puzzle out, qualify, quit, range, range over, ravel, ravel out, reach, realize, reconnoiter, reecho, reflect, relate, render, repeat, resolve, riddle, roast, satisfy, saute, scallop, scour, scour the country, scout, sear, see, serve, serve the purpose, set afloat, set on foot, set up, shirr, show up, simmer, simulate, sire, sit in, solve, sort out, specialize in, stagger, stand, stand up, steam, stew, stir-fry, stretch, succeed, suffice, suit, sweep, symphonize, tackle, take and do, take care of, take in, take it, take off, take on, take to, take up, terminate, toast, track, transit, transpire, travel over, travel through, traverse, turn the trick, turn up, undertake, undo, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave, up and do, use, visit, volume-produce, voyage, wage, watch, waygoose, wayzgoose, will you, wind up, witness, work, work at, work out, wrap up, wreak, yield a profit