do in

verb

did in; done in; doing in; does in

transitive verb

1

a

: to bring about the defeat or destruction of

a businessman done in by greed

also : kill

b

: exhaust, wear out

2

: cheat

Synonyms

• annihilate
• cream
• decimate
• demolish
• desolate
• destroy
• devastate
• extinguish
• nuke
• pull down
• pulverize
• raze
• rub out
• ruin
• shatter
• smash
• tear down
• total
• vaporize
• waste
• wrack
• wreck

Examples of do in in a Sentence

a business venture that was done in by poor planning

the early frost did in all of our tender plants

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

do in

verb

1

: to bring about the defeat or destruction of : ruin

2

: kill entry 1 sense 1

3

: to bring almost to the point of exhaustion : wear out

done in at the end of the day