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DEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that people do or cause to happen
Synonyms:
act; deed; human action; human activity
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deed" is a kind of...):
event (something that happens at a given place and time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed"):
rejection (the act of rejecting something)
forfeit; forfeiture; sacrifice (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
derivation (the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin)
activity (any specific behavior)
hire (the act of hiring something or someone)
wear; wearing (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment)
assessment; judgement; judgment (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event)
production (the act or process of producing something)
stay (continuing or remaining in a place or state)
abidance; residence; residency (the act of dwelling in a place)
inactivity (being inactive; being less active)
hinderance; hindrance; interference (the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding)
stop; stoppage (the act of stopping something)
group action (action taken by a group of people)
distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
legitimation (the act of rendering a person legitimate)
permissive waste; waste ((law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect)
proclamation; promulgation (the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice)
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)
delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)
departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
disposal; disposition (the act or means of getting rid of something)
effectuation; implementation (the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
egress; egression; emergence (the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent)
equalisation; equalization; leveling (the act of making equal or uniform)
digging up; disinterment; exhumation (the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried)
mitsvah; mitzvah ((Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty)
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
recovery; retrieval (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))
running away (the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be)
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
nonaccomplishment; nonachievement (an act that does not achieve its intended goal)
leaning (the act of deviating from a vertical position)
motivating; motivation (the act of motivating; providing incentive)
assumption (the act of assuming or taking for granted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Example:
he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
Synonyms:
deed; deed of conveyance; title
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("deed" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed"):
bill of sale (a deed transferring personal property)
deed poll (a deed made and executed by only one party)
enfeoffment (under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service)
mortgage deed (deed embodying a mortgage)
title deed (a legal document proving a person's right to property)
Context examples:
You found out the plot; you found Ben Gunn—the best deed that ever you did, or will do, though you live to ninety.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Right here, I think, entered the austere conscience of my Puritan ancestry, impelling me toward lurid deeds and sanctioning even murder as right conduct.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Great and exalted deeds are what he lives to perform.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Cherish her, then, whilst you may, for the day will come when every hasty deed or heedless word will come back with its sting to hive in your own heart.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Do not let us be frightened from a good deed by a trifle.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I have no faith in Mrs. Elton's acknowledging herself the inferior in thought, word, or deed; or in her being under any restraint beyond her own scanty rule of good-breeding.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Miss Elliot, said he, speaking rather low, you have done a good deed in making that poor fellow talk so much.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Laurie took Amy to drive, which was a deed of charity, for the sour cream seemed to have had a bad effect upon her temper.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“Mother, hold your noise. Well! Let 'em have that deed. Go and fetch it!”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
When I came in he cleared the books and papers from the table; and with him I went into plans and deeds and figures of all sorts.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
