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do in Meaning & Definition

The past tense of do in is did in and the past participle is done in. The present participle is doing in.

What Does Do In Mean?

As a verb, do in means To kill or end; to defeat. It is also used to mean To exhaust, to tire out.

Part of speech	verb
Synonyms	bump off, do away with and feague
Verb forms	does in, doing in, did in, done in

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

To kill or end.
By the eighth mile, I was sure that finishing the 10-mile hike would do me in.

By the eighth mile, I was sure that finishing the 10-mile hike would do me in.

We very nearly did in an entire keg of beer that weekend.

I’m off to bed. I’m completely done in.

I'm exhausted! That 20-mile hike has done me in.

I’m off work at the moment; I’ve done my back in.

I can do in a dozen eggs.

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

Do in is a verb.

Close synonyms of do in are bump off, do away with and feague. See the full list of do in synonyms and antonyms.

The past tense of do in is did in and the past participle is done in. The present participle is doing in.