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 Definition of 'make':

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1. (noun) brandmake
a recognizable kind
"there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

2. (noun) shuffleshufflingmake
the act of mixing cards haphazardly


3. (verb) makedo
engage in
"make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"

4. (verb) makeget
give certain properties to something
"get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

5. (verb) makecreate
make or cause to be or to become
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

6. (verb) inducestimulatecausehavegetmake
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

7. (verb) causedomake
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

8. (verb) producemakecreate
create or manufacture a man-made product
"We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

9. (verb) drawmake
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
"I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

10. (verb) make
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
"People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

11. (verb) createmake
create by artistic means
"create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"

12. (verb) gaintake inclearmakeearnrealizerealisepull inbring in
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
"How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

13. (verb) domake
create or design, often in a certain way
"Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

14. (verb) formconstitutemake
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
"The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

15. (verb) reachmakeget toprogress to
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

16. (verb) make
be or be capable of being changed or made into
"He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

17. (verb) make
make by shaping or bringing together constituents
"make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

18. (verb) make
perform or carry out
"make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"

19. (verb) constructbuildmake
make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

20. (verb) make
change from one form into another
"make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"

21. (verb) make
act in a certain way so as to acquire
"make friends"; "make enemies"

22. (verb) namenominatemake
charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

23. (verb) havegetmake
achieve a point or goal
"Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

24. (verb) reachmakeattainhitarrive atgain
reach a destination, either real or abstract
"We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

25. (verb) lay downestablishmake
institute, enact, or establish
"make laws"

26. (verb) make
carry out or commit
"make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"

27. (verb) make
form by assembling individuals or constituents
"Make a quorum"

28. (verb) holdthrowhavemakegive
organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

29. (verb) makemake up
put in order or neaten
"make the bed"; "make up a room"

30. (verb) takemake
head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

31. (verb) stooldefecateshittake a shittake a crapca-cacrapmake
have a bowel movement
"The dog had made in the flower beds"

32. (verb) make
undergo fabrication or creation
"This wool makes into a nice sweater"

33. (verb) make
be suitable for
"Wood makes good furniture"

34. (verb) make
add up to
"four and four make eight"

35. (verb) make
amount to
"This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

36. (verb) make
constitute the essence of
"Clothes make the man"

37. (verb) make
appear to begin an activity
"He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"

38. (verb) makework
proceed along a path
"work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

39. (verb) make
reach in time
"We barely made the plane"

40. (verb) make
gather and light the materials for
"make a fire"

41. (verb) cookfixreadymakeprepare
prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

42. (verb) seducescoremake
induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

43. (verb) make
assure the success of
"A good review by this critic will make your play!"

44. (verb) makepretendmake believe
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"

45. (verb) make
consider as being
"It wasn't the problem some people made it"

46. (verb) make
calculate as being
"I make the height about 100 feet"

47. (verb) make
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
"make my day"

48. (verb) make
favor the development of
"Practice makes the winner"

49. (verb) make
develop into
"He will make a splendid father!"

50. (verb) make
behave in a certain way
"make merry"

51. (verb) makeurinatepiddlepuddlemicturatepisspeepee-peemake waterrelieve oneselftake a leakspend a pennyweewee-weepass water
eliminate urine
"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"


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