A small portion, degree, or amount: a bit of lint; a bit of luck.
A brief amount of time; a moment: Wait a bit.
A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.
A bit part.
A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior: got tired of the macho bit.
A matter being considered: What's this bit about inflation?
An entertainment routine given regularly by a performer; an act.
Informal
A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior: got tired of the macho bit.
A matter being considered: What's this bit about inflation?
Informal An amount equal to one eighth of a dollar: two bits.
Chiefly British A small coin: a threepenny bit.
[Middle English bite, morsel, from Old English bita; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
do 1 (dōō) v.
did (dĭd), done (dŭn), do·ing, does (dŭz)
v.
tr.
To perform or execute: do one's assigned task; do a series of business deals.
To fulfill the requirements of: did my duty at all times.
To carry out; commit: a crime that had been done on purpose.
To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.
To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.
To mimic: "doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along"(William H. Pritchard).
To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.
To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.
To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To produce, especially by creative effort: do a play on Broadway.
To play the part or role of in a creative production: did Elizabeth I in the film.
To mimic: "doing the Southern voice, improvising it inventively as he goes along"(William H. Pritchard).
To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.
To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.
To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To bring about; effect: Crying won't do any good now.
To render; give: do equal justice to the opposing sides; do honor to one's family.
To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To put forth; exert: Do the best you can.
To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order: did the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
To prepare for further use especially by washing: did the dishes.
To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To set or style (the hair).
To apply cosmetics to: did her face.
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To have as an occupation or profession: Have you decided what you will do after college?
To work out by studying: do a homework assignment.
Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: He can play the piano, and I can do that, too.
Informal
To travel (a specified distance): do a mile in four minutes.
To make a tour of; visit: "[He] did 15 countries of Western Europe in only a few days"(R.W. Apple, Jr.)
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
To be sufficient in meeting the needs of; serve: This room will do us very nicely.
Informal To serve (a prison term): did time in jail; did five years for tax fraud.
Slang To cheat; swindle: do a relative out of an inheritance.
Slang To take (drugs) illegally: "If you do drugs you are going to be in continual trouble"(Jimmy Breslin).
Slang To kill; murder.
Vulgar Slang To have sex with; bring to orgasm.
v.
intr.
To behave or conduct oneself; act: Do as I say and you won't get into trouble.
To get along; fare: students who do well at school.
To carry on; manage: I could do without your interference.
To make good use of something because of need: I could do with a hot bath.
To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.
To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.
To serve a specified purpose: This coat will do for another season.
To be proper or fitting: Such behavior just won't do.
To take place; happen: What's doing in London this time of year?
Used as a substitute for an antecedent verb: worked as hard as everyone else did.
Used after another verb for emphasis: Run quickly, do!
v.
aux.
Used with the infinitive without to in questions, negative statements, and inverted phrases: Do you understand? I did not sleep well. Little did we know what was in store for us.
Used as a means of emphasis: I do want to be sure.
n.
pl.dos or do's
A statement of what should be done: a list of the dos and don'ts of management.
Informal An entertainment; a party: attended a big do at the embassy.
A commotion.
Chiefly British Slang A swindle; a cheat.
Archaic Duty; deed.
Slang Fecal matter; excrement.
To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.
To kill.
To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.
To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.
To wrap and tie (a package).
To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.
Phrasal Verb(s): do byTo behave with respect to; deal with: The children have done well by their aged parents. do forTo care or provide for; take care of. do in Slang
To tire completely; exhaust: The marathon did me in.
To kill.
To ruin utterly: Huge losses on the stock market did many investors in.
do up
To adorn or dress lavishly: The children were all done up in matching outfits.
To wrap and tie (a package).
To fasten: do up the buttons on a dress.
do withoutTo manage despite the absence of: We had to do without a telephone on the island.
Idiom(s):
can/could do withoutTo prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.
Idiom(s):
do a disappearing act Informal To vanish.
Idiom(s):
do away with
To make an end of; eliminate.
To destroy; kill.
Idiom(s):
do it Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse.
Idiom(s):
do (one) proudTo act or perform in a way that gives cause for pride.
Idiom(s):
do (one's) bitTo make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
Idiom(s):
do (one's) businessSlang To defecate. Used especially of a pet.
Idiom(s):
do (one's) own thing Slang To do what one does best or finds most enjoyable: "I get paid to try cases and to do my thing on trial"(Bruce Cutler).
[Middle English don, from Old English dōn; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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