do out of

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doo out uhv, ov]
- /du aʊt ʌv, ɒv/
- /duː ˈaʊt əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo out uhv, ov]
- /du aʊt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of do out of words

noun plural do out of Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
noun plural do out of Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
noun plural do out of British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
noun plural do out of Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
idioms do out of do a number on (someone). number (def 39). 1
idioms do out of do away with, to put an end to; abolish. to kill. 1

See all 18 definitions of do out of

Information block about the term

Origin of do out of

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Do out of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Do out of

do out of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

do out of usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for do out of

verb do out of

balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.

All 9 Synonyms of do out of