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to do

Infinitive verb;
Present — he/she does; we/they/you/I do — participle "doing"
Past — he/she/I did — participle "did"

1. (of an action) To perform, carry out, or complete

2. To put forth

3. To bring about

4. To give or to pay

5. To perform some action (specific definition defined by the object)

6. To traverse, often of a distance

7. To suffice for

8. To approve or allow

9. (of a speed) To travel at

10. (of a set time) To serve

11. To study in the field of

12. (in reference to a previously specified action, often with a pronoun such as "it")

13. (informal) To take, use, or abuse drugs

14. (informal, vulgar) To have sex with

15. (intransitive) To proceed

16. (intransitive) To fare or manage

17. (intransitive) To be in the health or condition of a specification

18. (intransitive) To suffice

19. (intransitive) To finish or be finished

20. (intransitive, used to avoid repetition)

21. (auxiliary) Used to create questions, negative constructions, and inverted constructions.

22. (auxiliary) Emphatic; emphasizes another verb
1. Do nothing.

2. Do your best.

3. She is doing her best? She is doing nothing.

4. To do justice to the Urban Dictionary's submission system, I am writing an exhaustive list of most uses of the verb "to do."

5. Did you do the dishes? Did you do your homework? Did you do your duty as a child soldier?

6. We have done 16 miles (approx. 25.75 km) today.

7. A word submission site? That'll do.

8. Eggcorns? Yeah, we don't, like, DO that here.

9. We're doing 16 miles a day, you?

10. I did my time in prison, thanks.

11. I ought to do some botany soon.

12. You were supposed to make an urban definition of "resplendent!" Do it before you forget to.

13. Oh, yeah, they're absolutely doing cocaine, why?

14. I've not done anyone and I don't think that's too sad.

15. I'll do fine.

16. I could do with a million-dollar salary.

17. I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.

18. Will this do?

19. I'll be done soon enough.

20. I like words, as he does.

21. Do you write much? Sure, it doesn't matter, but rarely do we ever not appreciate a good idea.

22. I DO like writing, thank you!
by UrbanLinguist :) June 23, 2025
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Doing a Claire

To promise to do Christmas lunch with the team, after a string of cancelled appointments for similar reasons, and then a day out conveniently have a knee surgery pop up 100km in the opposite direction.
Claire: Just got off the phone and I have an appointment with my surgeon tomorrow in Masterton.
Brett: Tell them you will just wait till late next year
Claire: Oh but I can't. Sorry boys
All: Doing a Claire, AGAIN
by Highstandards December 18, 2022
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do*

do* is a callsign for couple
by Kenkoy June 23, 2021
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shore Do

They shore do need to get a job.
by Shore do June 15, 2023
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Do a barrel roll

Something everyone in school types in to the google search bar at least once
Trevor: Hey man, type Do a barrel roll into the Google search bar
Steve: Why?..
Trevor: Just do it.
Steve: Oh, that’s why. Haha
by Trev de Dev December 26, 2019
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Do a Sin Kiske

Named after the guilty gear character whom falls into this category, to “do a Sin Kiske” means to have a character who looks significantly older than they actually are. An example being the character this is named after, being 5 but looking much older despite this.
Guy 1: “Oh wow i think this character is hot! What’s his name?”
Guy 2: “Sin Kiske. I should tell you now, he’s five.”
Guy 1: “What? He looks like, 20”
Guy 2: “Yeah it’s weird that’s just Guilty Gear for you”
Guy 1: “this is terrible
Guy 2: “that’s why i call it to Do A Sin Kiske.”
by Earsareyummy June 15, 2024
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do lashes

I’m going to do lashes after work
by Pain117 November 18, 2020
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