English Explanatory Dictionary

do for

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, for.
  2. To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
  3. To prosecute someone for a criminal offence.
  4. To work as a domestic servant for.
  5. To tire; to exhaust.

Word forms

do for does for doing for did for done for

Synonyms

damage wound abuse annoy bewound damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harm harrow hurt injure maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith scathe vulnerate wet annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify

Related words

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