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did the deed

did the deed is the simple past of do the deed.

Meaning of do the deed

Verb

do the deed (third-person singular simple present does the deed, present participle doing the deed, simple past did the deed, past participle done the deed)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) To have sex.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to do a given deed.
    Synonyms:
    copulate

Questions about did the deed

What is did the deed the simple past of?
Did the deed is the simple past of do the deed.

Words near did the deed in the dictionary

  1. did someone's business
  2. did someone's head in
  3. did someone's heart good
  4. did the dash
  5. did the decent thing
  6. did the deed
  7. did the dirty on
  8. did the dishes
  9. did the Dutch
  10. did the handsome thing
  11. did the honor

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