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does in

does in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do in.

Meaning of do in

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To kill or end; to defeat.
    • By the eighth mile, I was sure that finishing the 10-mile hike would do me in.
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To exhaust, to tire out.
    • I’m off to bed. I’m completely done in.
  3. (colloquial, transitive) To damage or injure.
    • I’m off work at the moment; I’ve done my back in.
  4. (dated, slang, transitive) To rob (someone); to steal or pilfer from (someone).
  5. (colloquial, transitive) To eat.
    • I can do in a dozen eggs.

Questions about does in

What is does in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do in.

Words near does in in the dictionary

  1. does drugs
  2. does for
  3. does good
  4. does gooseberry
  5. does ill
  6. does in
  7. does it
  8. does it brown
  9. does it tough
  10. does it up brown
  11. does justice

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