Dictionary Definition
do
Noun
3 doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: Doctor of Osteopathy]
Verb
1 engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: make]
2 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" [syn: perform, execute]
3 get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: perform]
4 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" [syn: fare, make out, come, get along]
5 give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, make]
6 carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise]
7 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" [syn: suffice, answer, serve]
8 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" [syn: make] [ant: unmake]
9 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" [syn: act, behave]
10 spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: serve]
11 carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: manage]
12 arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure]
13 travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" [also: done, did]did See do
User Contributed Dictionary
Verb
did- simple past of do
Translingual
Number
did- A Roman numeral representing nine hundred and ninety-nine (999).
See also
- Alternate forms: DID, CMXCIX, cmxcix
- Previous: diid (nine hundred and ninety-eight, 998)
- Next: dd (one thousand, 1000)
Extensive Definition
DID may mean:
- Damsel in distress, a classic theme in world literature, art and film.
- Direct Inward Dialing, in telephony
- Dissociative identity disorder, in psychology
- Digital Image Design, a video game developer.
- Defeat in detail, a military term in which a large force decisively defeats a smaller force with minimal losses.
- Defense in depth, a military strategy for defense
- Defense in depth (computing), an information assurance strategy
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