"do out" meaning in English

See do out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: does out [present, singular, third-person], doing out [participle, present], did out [past], done out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<does,,did,done>}} do out (third-person singular simple present does out, present participle doing out, simple past did out, past participle done out)
  1. (colloquial, transitive) To decorate, tidy, or clean (a place). Tags: colloquial, transitive

Inflected forms

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