| Library / English Dictionary |
DO BY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Interact in a certain way
Example:
Handle the press reporters gently
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "do by" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Verb group:
address; cover; deal; handle; plow; treat (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression)
treat (regard or consider in a specific way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "do by"):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
cut; disregard; ignore; snub (refuse to acknowledge)
wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
handle with kid gloves (handle with great care and sensitivity)
criminalize (treat as a criminal)
nurse (treat carefully)
strong-arm (handle roughly)
ride roughshod; run roughshod (treat inconsiderately or harshly)
upstage (treat snobbishly, put in one's place)
rough-house (treat in a rough or boisterous manner)
brutalise; brutalize (treat brutally)
do well by (treat with respect and consideration)
gloss over; skate over; skimp over; slur over; smooth over (treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly)
abuse; ill-treat; ill-use; maltreat; mistreat; step (treat badly)
baby; cocker; coddle; cosset; featherbed; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil (treat with excessive indulgence)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
