do

1. verb

1)

she does most of the manual work

Syn:

carry out, undertake, discharge, execute, perform, accomplish, achieve; bring about/off, engineer; informal pull off; formal effectuate

2)

they can do as they please

Syn:

act, behave, conduct oneself, acquit oneself; formal comport oneself

3)

regular coffee will do

Syn:

suffice, be adequate, be satisfactory, fill/fit the bill, serve one's purpose, meet one's needs

4)

the boys will do the dinner

Syn:

prepare, make, get ready, see to, arrange, organize, be responsible for, be in charge of; informal fix

5)

the company is doing a new range of footwear

a portrait I am doing

Syn:

make, create, produce, turn out, design, manufacture; paint, draw, sketch; informal knock off

6)

each room was done in a different color

Syn:

decorate, furnish, ornament, deck out, trick out; informal do up

7)

the maid did her hair

Syn:

style, arrange, adjust; brush, comb, wash, dry, cut; informal fix

8)

I am doing a show to raise money

Syn:

put on, present, produce; perform in, act in, take part in, participate in

9)

you've done me a favor

Syn:

grant, pay, render, give

10)

show me how to do these equations

Syn:

work out, figure out, calculate; solve, resolve

11)

she's doing archaeology

Syn:

study, learn, take a course in

12)

what does he do?

Syn:

have as a job, have as a profession, be employed at, earn a living at

13)

he is doing well at college

Syn:

get on/along, progress, fare, manage, cope; succeed, prosper

14)

he was doing 25 mph over the speed limit

Syn:

drive at, travel at, move at

15)

the cyclists do 30 kilometers per day

Syn:

travel (over), journey, cover, traverse, achieve, notch up, log; informal chalk up

16) informal

we're doing Scotland this summer

Syn:

visit, tour, sightsee in

2. noun, informal

he invited us to a grand do

- do away with

- do in

- do out of

- do up

- do without

Syn:

party, reception, gathering, celebration, function, social event/occasion, social, soiree; informal bash, shindig