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do

n. a breastplate used in kendo

DO, Doctor of Osteopathy

n. doctor's degree in osteopathy

do, doh, ut

n. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

brawl, do, bash

n. an uproarious party

do

v. travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

make, do

v. 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, manage

v. carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

serve, do

v. spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

cause, make, do, give rise to

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

do, execute, perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

make, effect, do, carry out

v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

fare, do, come, get along

v. 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, suffice, suit the purpose

v. 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"

practice, practise, exercise, do, carry out

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

set, coif, dress, coiffure, do, arrange, coiffe

v. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

along, with, in accompaniment

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

away, forth

adv. away from a place, as in "go forth"

out, away

adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"

away, forth

adv. indicating continuing action, as in "He worked away"

away, off

adv. "clean off the dirt"; "She went off"

aside, away, out of the way, out of mind

adv. "Brush the objections aside"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

away

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

away

adj. away from home or business: "has been out all day"; "out to lunch"

away

adj. used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"

away

adj. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"

out, gone, away

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

do, execute, perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

effect, set up, bring about, effectuate, cause to happen, cause to occur

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

serve

v. contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

discharge, empty, become void, become empty

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

execute, put to death

v. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"

fire, fuel

v. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

realize, actualize

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

wend

v. direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

remote, far-off, removed

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

offshore, abroad, overseas, in a foreign country, to a foreign country

adv. "They had never travelled abroad"

elsewhere, in another place, to another place

adv. in or to another place; "he went elsewhere"; "look elsewhere for the answer"

deep

adj. very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"

extreme, furthest, most distant

adj. most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town"

far-flung

adj. remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"

out-of-town

adj. happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"

yonder, yon

adj. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"

after-school

adj. outside regular school hours: "a special after-school class"

ecto

adj. (prefix) outside or outer: "ectoderm"

extra

adj. (prefix) outside or beyond: "an extrauterine pregnancy"

extracurricular

adj. outside the regular duties of your job or profession

extracurricular

adj. outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"

right

adj. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"

lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing

adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"

truant, awol

adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

home

adj. used of your own ground; "a home game"

present

adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

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