do in

1. 1.

   get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

   “The mafia liquidated the informer”

   “the double agent was neutralized”

   Synonymsneutralizeneutraliseliquidatewasteknock off

   Broaderkill

Questions about do in

What does do in mean?

do in means "get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing".

What is another word for do in?

Close synonyms include neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is do in a common word?

do in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.