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over

n. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

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"

over

adv. at or to a point across intervening space etc.: "Come over and see us some time"; "over there"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, o'er, throughout a period of time

adv. "Stay over the weekend"

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

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"

accomplished, effected, established

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

proved, proven

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

determined, determinate

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

stipulatory, agreed upon

adj. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"

solved, resolved

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

overdone, exaggerated, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

radical, extremist, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

up

adj. used up; "time is up"

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

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