Do

[duː] or [du]

Definition

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

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) travel or traverse (a distance); 'This car does 150 miles per hour'; 'We did 6 miles on our hike every day'.

(verb.) carry on or function; 'We could do with a little more help around here'.

(verb.) get (something) done; 'I did my job'.

(verb.) 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'.

Inputed by Augustine--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To place; to put.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve.

(v. t. / auxiliary) 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.

(v. t. / auxiliary) 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.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat is done on one side only.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To put or bring into a form, state, or condition, especially in the phrases, to do death, to put to death; to slay; to do away (often do away with), to put away; to remove; to do on, to put on; to don; to do off, to take off, as dress; to doff; to do into, to put into the form of; to translate or transform into, as a text.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To cheat; to gull; to overreach.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of interest.

(v. t. / auxiliary) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

(v. i.) To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.

(v. i.) To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day?

(v. i.) To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do.

(n.) Deed; act; fear.

(n.) Ado; bustle; stir; to do.

(n.) A cheat; a swindle.

Checker: Sinclair

Synonyms and Synonymous

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]. Confer, bestow, grant, vouchsafe.[5]. Translate, render.

v. n. [1]. Act (well or ill).[2]. Answer, answer the purpose.[3]. Be enough, be sufficient.

Typist: Shane

Definition

n. same as Ado: (slang) a swindle.

n. the syllable or name for the first tone or keynote of the musical scale—the others being re mi fa sol la ti initial syllables of lines in an old Latin hymn in honour of John the Baptist.

v.i. to fare or get on as to health: to succeed: to suffice: to suit or avail (cf. 'This will do ' 'This will never do ' 'This will do for me well enough').

Inputed by Andre