DID (Direct Inward Dialing)
n.
telephone service in which a company receives a block of telephone numbers that can be accessed via a small number of actual telephone lines (enables private extensions without requiring extra lines
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
n.
multiple personality, split personality, disorder in which someone believes that they are at least two different and independent individuals
do
v.
perform, execute; make, create; act; work at; cheat, rob (Slang); travel at a certain speed (Slang)
DID
do
Noun
1. an uproarious party
(synonym) bash, brawl
(hypernym) party
2. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
(synonym) doh, ut
(hypernym) solfa syllable
Verb
1. engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
(synonym) make
(hyponym) overdo, exaggerate
(verb-group) 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"
(synonym) perform, execute
(hyponym) click off
(derivation) actor, doer, worker
3. get (something) done; "I did my job"
(synonym) perform
(hypernym) carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
(hyponym) overachieve
(derivation) actor, doer, worker
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"
(synonym) fare, make out, come, get along
(hypernym) proceed, go
5. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
(synonym) cause, make
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
6. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
(synonym) practice, practise, exercise
(hyponym) shamanize, shamanise
(entail) work, do work
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"
(synonym) suffice, answer, serve
(hypernym) satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
(hyponym) tide over, bridge over, keep going
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"
(synonym) make
(hypernym) create, make
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"
(synonym) act, behave
(hyponym) act involuntarily, act reflexively
(verb-group) act, play, act as
10. spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"
(synonym) serve
(hypernym) spend, pass
(hyponym) admit
11. carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"
(synonym) manage
12. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
(synonym) dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(hypernym) groom, neaten
(hyponym) bob
(verb-group) dress, groom, curry
13. travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
Did
imp. of Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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DID
direct inward dialing (DID)