do
1. an uproarious party
• Syn:
bash, brawl
• Hypernyms:
party
2. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
• Syn:
doh, ut
• Hypernyms:
solfa syllable
1. engage in (Freq. 526)
- make love, not war
- make an effort
- do research
- do nothing
- make revolution
• Syn:
make
• Hyponyms:
overdo, exaggerate
• Verb Group:
make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. carry out or perform an action (Freq. 173)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
doer, execution (for: execute), executant (for: execute), performance (for: perform)
• Hyponyms:
click off, carry, pipe up, declaim, recite,
serenade, cut corners, stunt, cut, blaze away, scamp,
churn out, premier, premiere, star, appear, rehearse,
practise, practice, improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize,
extemporize, interpret, render, conduct, lead,
direct, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. get (something) done (Freq. 134)
- I did my job
• Syn:
perform
• Derivationally related forms:
doer
• Hypernyms:
carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action,
fulfill, fulfil
• Hyponyms:
overachieve, turn, underachieve, underperform, misdo,
go all out, give one's best, do one's best, give full measure, ply
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. proceed or get along (Freq. 58)
- How is she doing in her new job?
- How are you making out in graduate school?
- He's come a long way
• Syn:
fare, make out, come, get along
• Hypernyms:
proceed, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
5. give rise to;
cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (Freq. 35)
- cause a commotion
- make a stir
- cause an accident
• Syn:
cause, make
• Derivationally related forms:
causative (for: cause), causation (for: cause), cause (for: cause)
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate,
initiate, pioneer, effect, effectuate, set up, make,
occasion, provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up, engender,
breed, spawn, motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite, impel, force, facilitate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. carry out or practice;
as of jobs and professions (Freq. 20)
- practice law
• Syn:
practice, practise, exercise
• Derivationally related forms:
exercise (for: exercise), practice (for: practice)
• Hyponyms:
shamanize, shamanise
• Entailment:
work, do work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. be sufficient;
be adequate, either in quality or quantity (Freq. 11)
- 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, answer, serve
• Derivationally related forms:
sufficient (for: suffice), sufficiency (for: suffice)
• Hypernyms:
satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
• Hyponyms:
tide over, bridge over, keep going, go a long way, serve,
function, qualify, measure up, go around
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- It ----s that CLAUSE (for: suffice)
8. create or design, often in a certain way (Freq. 9)
- Do my room in blue
- I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
• Syn:
make
• Ant:
unmake (for: make)
• Hypernyms:
create, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Did he do his major works over a short period of time?
9. behave in a certain manner;
show a certain behavior;
conduct or comport oneself (Freq. 3)
- 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
• See Also:
act up (for: act)
• Hyponyms:
act involuntarily, act reflexively, fall over backwards, bend over backwards, presume,
vulgarize, vulgarise, optimize, optimise, quack, menace,
make, swagger, bluster, swash, freeze, wanton,
romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise, bungle,
play, toy, act, act as, stooge, joke,
jest, piffle, make as if, break down, lose it, snap,
dally, dawdle, backslap, hugger mugger, sauce, footle,
frivol, trifle, swell, puff up, follow, relax,
loosen up, ramp, rage, storm
• Verb Group:
act, play, act as, dissemble, pretend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s Adjective
10. spend time in prison or in a labor camp (Freq. 2)
- He did six years for embezzlement
• Syn:
serve
• Hypernyms:
spend, pass
• Hyponyms:
admit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
11. carry on or function (Freq. 2)
- We could do with a little more help around here
• Syn:
manage
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
12. arrange attractively (Freq. 2)
- dress my hair for the wedding
• Syn:
dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure
• Derivationally related forms:
coiffure (for: coiffure), coiffure (for: coif), arrangement (for: arrange)
• Hypernyms:
groom, neaten
• Hyponyms:
bob, wave
• Verb Group:
dress, groom, curry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They do their hair
13. travel or traverse (a distance) (Freq. 1)
- This car does 150 miles per hour
- We did 6 miles on our hike every day
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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