TO-DO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does to-do mean? 

• TO-DO (noun)
  The noun TO-DO has 1 sense:

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult

  Familiarity information: TO-DO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TO-DO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorderly outburst or tumult

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do

Context example:

they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

Hypernyms ("to-do" is a kind of...):

disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "to-do"):

convulsion; turmoil; upheaval (a violent disturbance)

earthquake (a disturbance that is extremely disruptive)

incident (a public disturbance)

splash; stir (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event)

storm; tempest (a violent commotion or disturbance)

storm center; storm centre (a center of trouble or disturbance)

garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)

 Context examples 

The thought of going to work reminded him of Joe—Joe, tramping through the land of nothing-to-do.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

You will be very busy in the second half of February, for you will likely have a long list of work projects—your to-do list will grow.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I have no notion of people's making such a to-do about money and greatness.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

“You think a man must be well-to-do if he smokes a seven-shilling pipe,” said I.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, at least he is fairly well-to-do.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She had small round, hanging gold earrings, and a general air of being fairly well-to-do in a vulgar, comfortable, easy-going way.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then there followed a great to-do through all our old inn, heavy feet pounding to and fro, furniture thrown over, doors kicked in, until the very rocks re-echoed and the men came out again, one after another, on the road and declared that we were nowhere to be found.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Taking a walk may be a good opportunity to mentally review your to-do list, but using the time to instead be more mindful of your breathing and surroundings may help boost your wellbeing, according to researchers.

(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

You have a very busy month in store, and your to-do list will grow.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

But then, Joe was not in love, had none of the responsibilities of love, and he could afford to loaf through the land of nothing-to-do.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)