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do in WordNet English dictionary

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