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do / DO > 16 senses
NOUN	1	do, bash, brawl	An uproarious party
	2	do, doh, ut	The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
	3	DO, Doctor of Osteopathy	Doctor's degree in osteopathy
VERB	1	do, make	Engage in
	2	do, perform, execute	Carry out or perform an action
	3	do, perform	Get (something) done
	4	do, fare, make out, come, get along	Proceed or get along
	5	do, cause, make	Give rise to
	6	do, practice, practise, exercise	Carry out or practice
	7	do, suffice, answer, serve	Be sufficient
	8	do, make	Create or design, often in a certain way
	9	do, act, behave	Behave in a certain manner
	10	do, serve	Spend time in prison or in a labor camp
	11	do, manage	Carry on or manage
	12	do, dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure	Arrange attractively
	13	do	Travel or traverse (a distance)

do / DO > pronunciation
Sounds	duw'
Rhymes	adieu, ado, Depardieu, and 19 more rhymes in duw...

do > noun 1, event
Meaning	An uproarious party.
Synonyms	bash, brawl
Broader	party

do > noun 2, communication
Meaning	The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
Synonyms	doh, ut
Broader	solfa syllable

DO > noun 3, communication
Meaning	Doctor's degree in osteopathy.
Synonyms	Doctor of Osteopathy
Broader	doctor's degree, doctorate

do > verb 1, social
Meaning	Engage in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"do research"; "do nothing"
Synonyms	make
Similar to	make
Narrower	overdo, exaggerate

do > verb 2, creation
Meaning	Carry out or perform an action.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	perform, execute
Narrower	click off; sight-read; 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, extemporise; interpret, render; conduct, lead, direct; make
Entailed by	cast
Nouns	doer

do > verb 3, social
Meaning	Get (something) done.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	perform
Broader	carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
Narrower	overachieve; turn; underachieve, underperform; misdo; go all out, give one's best, do one's best, give full measure; ply
Nouns	doer

do > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Proceed or get along.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples	"How is she doing in her new job?"
Synonyms	fare, make out, come, get along
Broader	proceed, go

do > verb 5, creation
Meaning	Give rise to. Cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	cause, make
Broader	make, create
Narrower	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

do > verb 6, social
Meaning	Carry out or practice. As of jobs and professions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	practice, practise, exercise
Narrower	shamanize, shamanise
Entails	work, do work

do > verb 7, stative
Meaning	Be sufficient. Be adequate, either in quality or quantity.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"
Synonyms	suffice, answer, serve
Broader	satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
Narrower	tide over, bridge over, keep going; go a long way; serve, function; qualify, measure up; go around

do > verb 8, creation
Meaning	Create or design, often in a certain way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	Did he do his major works over a short period of time?
Examples	"Do my room in blue"
Synonyms	make
Contrary	unmake, undo
Broader	create, make

do > verb 9, body
Meaning	Behave in a certain manner. Show a certain behavior. Conduct or comport oneself.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples	"Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Synonyms	act, behave
Similar to	act, play, act as; dissemble, pretend, act
Narrower	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, play, act as; stooge; joke, jest; piffle; make; 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

do > verb 10, stative
Meaning	Spend time in prison or in a labor camp.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	serve
Broader	spend, pass
Narrower	admit

do > verb 11, social
Meaning	Carry on or manage.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"We could do with a little more help around here"
Synonyms	manage

do > verb 12, body
Meaning	Arrange attractively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They do their hair
Synonyms	dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure
Similar to	dress, groom, curry
Broader	groom, neaten
Narrower	bob; wave

do > verb 13, motion
Meaning	Travel or traverse (a distance).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"This car does 150 miles per hour"
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote

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