deed

DEED/diːd/

7 meanings of deed

1
nouncountable
Anything that someone does, big or small.
Like one brick: each thing you do helps build the kind of person you are.
Helping the lost child find her mom was a kind deed.
He was proud of his good deeds that week.
Similaract, action
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2
nouncountable
A brave or impressive action that someone does.
The firefighter's brave deed saved three children.
Stories of heroic deeds filled the old book.
Similarfeat, exploit, achievement, accomplishment
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3
nouncountable
A signed legal paper, often witnessed, that records an agreement or the giving of property.
Like a receipt that proves something is yours, but for big things like a house.
They signed the deed in front of two witnesses.
Keep the deed somewhere safe with your other papers.
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4
nouncountable
The official paper that proves you own a house or piece of land.
Like a name tag for a house that says who it belongs to.
She finally held the deed to her first home.
The deed proves who owns the land.
Similartitle
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5
noununcountable
Real action, not just words or talk.
He proved his loyalty in deed, not merely in speech.
Promises are easy, but it is the deed that counts.
Similaraction
Oppositeword, talk
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6
verbcolloquialtransitive
To give someone ownership of land or property using a legal paper.
They decided to deed the cabin to their daughter.
He will deed the land to the town as a park.
Similartransfer, convey
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7
nounslang
A playful, indirect way of referring to having sex.
After the wedding, the couple finally did the deed.
They were caught doing the deed in the back seat.
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Origin

From Old English dēd, dǣd meaning "deed" or "act." It comes from an old root that also gave the word "do."