3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. of do 1 .

to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.)

Do nothing until you hear the bell.

to execute (a piece or amount of work)

to do a hauling job.

to accomplish; finish; complete

He has already done his homework.

to put forth; exert

Do your best.

to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.

to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).

to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require

to do the dishes.

to travel; traverse

We did 30 miles today.

to serve; suffice for

This will do us for the present.

to condone or approve, as by custom or practice

That sort of thing simply isn't done.

to travel at the rate of (a specified speed)

He was doing 80 when they arrested him.

to make or prepare

I'll do the salad.

to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.

to create, form, or bring into being

She does wonderful oil portraits.

to translate into or change the form or language of

MGM did the book into a movie.

to study or work at or in the field of

I have to do my math tonight.

to explore or travel through as a sightseer

They did Greece in three weeks.

(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action)

You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.

Informal . to wear out; exhaust; tire

That last set of tennis did me.

Informal . to cheat, trick, or take advantage of

That crooked dealer did him for

Informal . to attend or participate in

Let's do lunch next week.

Slang . to use (a drug or drugs), esp. habitually

The police report said he was doing cocaine.

to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.

Slang . to rob; steal from

The law got him for doing a lot of banks.

to proceed

to do wisely.

to get along; fare; manage

to do without an automobile.

to be in health, as specified

Mother and child are doing fine.

to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice

Will this do?

to finish or be finished.

to happen; take place; transpire

What's doing at the office?

(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression)

I think as you do.

(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions)

Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.

Archaic . (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse)

Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.

(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb)

Do visit us!

Informal . a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.

Informal . a hairdo or hair styling.

British Slang . a swindle; hoax.

Chiefly British . a festive social gathering; party. ?

do by, to deal with; treat

He had always done well by his family.

do for,

to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.

Chiefly British . to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.

do in, Informal .

to kill, esp. to murder.

to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin

The tropical climate did them in.

to cheat or swindle

He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.

do over, to redecorate.

do up, Informal .

to wrap and tie up.

to pin up or arrange (the hair).

to renovate; launder; clean.

to wear out; tire.

to fasten

Do up your coat.

to dress

The children were all done up in funny costumes.

do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of

I could do with more leisure time.

do without,

to forgo; dispense with.

to dispense with the thing mentioned

The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.

do a number on (someone). number ( def. 39 ) .

do away with

to put an end to; abolish.

to kill.

do one proud. proud ( def. 11 ) .

do one's number. number ( def. 40 ) .

do one's ( own ) thing. thing 1 ( def. 19 ) .

do or die

to make a supreme effort.

do out of

Informal . to swindle; cheat

A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.

dos and don'ts, customs, rules

or regulations

The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.

do time

Informal . to serve a term in prison

It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.

do to death. death ( def. 15 ) .

have to do with. have ( def. 37 ) .

make do, to get along with what is at hand

despite its inadequacy

I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.