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Make

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Noun

1. brand, make

a recognizable kind

Example Sentences:
'there's a new brand of hero in the movies now'
'what make of car is that?'

2. make, shuffle, shuffling

the act of mixing cards haphazardly

Verb

3. do, make

engage in

Example Sentences:
'make love, not war'
'make an effort'
'do research'
'do nothing'
'make revolution'

4. get, make

give certain properties to something

Example Sentences:
'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. create, make

make or cause to be or to become

Example Sentences:
'make a mess in one's office'
'create a furor'

6. cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Example Sentences:
'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. cause, do, make

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Example Sentences:
'cause a commotion'
'make a stir'
'cause an accident'

8. create, make, produce

create or manufacture a man-made product

Example Sentences:
'We produce more cars than we can sell'
'The company has been making toys for two centuries'

9. draw, make

make, formulate, or derive in the mind

Example Sentences:
'I draw a line here'
'draw a conclusion'
'draw parallels'
'make an estimate'
'What do you make of his remarks?'

10. make

compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!'
'Heat makes you sweat'

11. create, make

create by artistic means

Example Sentences:
'create a poem'
'Schoenberg created twelve-tone music'
'Picasso created Cubism'
'Auden made verses'

12. bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Example Sentences:
'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. do, make

create or design, often in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'Do my room in blue'
'I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest'

14. constitute, form, make

to compose or represent:

Example Sentences:
'This wall forms the background of the stage setting'
'The branches made a roof'
'This makes a fine introduction'

15. get to, make, progress to, reach

reach a goal, e.g.,

Example Sentences:
'make the first team'
'We made it!'
'She may not make the grade'

16. make

be or be capable of being changed or made into

Example Sentences:
'He makes a great host'
'He will make a fine father'

17. make

make by shaping or bringing together constituents

Example Sentences:
'make a dress'
'make a cake'
'make a wall of stones'

18. make

perform or carry out

Example Sentences:
'make a decision'
'make a move'
'make advances'
'make a phone call'

19. build, construct, make

make by combining materials and parts

Example Sentences:
'this little pig made his house out of straw'
'Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer'

20. make

change from one form into another

Example Sentences:
'make water into wine'
'make lead into gold'
'make clay into bricks'

21. make

act in a certain way so as to acquire

Example Sentences:
'make friends'
'make enemies'

22. make, name, nominate

charge with a function; charge to be

Example Sentences:
'She was named Head of the Committee'
'She was made president of the club'

23. get, have, make

achieve a point or goal

Example Sentences:
'Nicklaus had a 70'
'The Brazilian team got 4 goals'
'She made 29 points that day'

24. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach

reach a destination, either real or abstract

Example Sentences:
'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. establish, lay down, make

institute, enact, or establish

Example Sentences:
'make laws'

26. make

carry out or commit

Example Sentences:
'make a mistake'
'commit a faux-pas'

27. make

form by assembling individuals or constituents

Example Sentences:
'Make a quorum'

28. give, have, hold, make, throw

organize or be responsible for

Example Sentences:
'hold a reception'
'have, throw, or make a party'
'give a course'

29. make, make up

put in order or neaten

Example Sentences:
'make the bed'
'make up a room'

30. make, take

head into a specified direction

Example Sentences:
'The escaped convict took to the hills'
'We made for the mountains'

31. ca-ca, crap, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit

have a bowel movement

Example Sentences:
'The dog had made in the flower beds'

32. make

undergo fabrication or creation

Example Sentences:
'This wool makes into a nice sweater'

33. make

be suitable for

Example Sentences:
'Wood makes good furniture'

34. make

add up to

Example Sentences:
'four and four make eight'

35. make

amount to

Example Sentences:
'This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living'

36. make

constitute the essence of

Example Sentences:
'Clothes make the man'

37. make

appear to begin an activity

Example Sentences:
'He made to speak but said nothing in the end'
'She made as if to say hello to us'

38. make, work

proceed along a path

Example Sentences:
'work one's way through the crowd'
'make one's way into the forest'

39. make

reach in time

Example Sentences:
'We barely made the plane'

40. make

gather and light the materials for

Example Sentences:
'make a fire'

41. cook, fix, make, prepare, ready

prepare for eating by applying heat

Example Sentences:
'Cook me dinner, please'
'can you make me an omelette?'
'fix breakfast for the guests, please'

42. make, score, seduce

induce to have sex

Example Sentences:
'Harry finally seduced Sally'
'Did you score last night?'
'Harry made Sally'

43. make

assure the success of

Example Sentences:
'A good review by this critic will make your play!'

44. make, make believe, pretend

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Example Sentences:
'She makes like an actress'

45. make

consider as being

Example Sentences:
'It wasn't the problem some people made it'

46. make

calculate as being

Example Sentences:
'I make the height about 100 feet'

47. make

cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable

Example Sentences:
'make my day'

48. make

favor the development of

Example Sentences:
'Practice makes the winner'

49. make

develop into

Example Sentences:
'He will make a splendid father!'

50. make

behave in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'make merry'

51. make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee

eliminate urine

Example Sentences:
'Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Make

see synonyms of make
verbWord forms: makes, making or made (mainly tr)
1. 
to bring into being by shaping, changing, or combining materials, ideas, etc; form or fashion; create
to make a chair from bits of wood
make a poem
2. 
to draw up, establish, or form
to make a decision
make one's will
3. 
to cause to exist, bring about, or produce
don't make a noise
4. 
to cause, compel, or induce
please make him go away
5. 
to appoint or assign, as to a rank or position
they made him chairman
6. 
to constitute
one swallow doesn't make a summer
7. (also intr)
to come or cause to come into a specified state or condition
to make merry
make someone happy
8. (copula)
to be or become through development
he will make a good teacher
9. 
to cause or ensure the success of
your news has made my day
10. 
to amount to
twelve inches make a foot
11. 
to be part of or a member of
did she make one of the party?
12. 
to serve as or be suitable for
that piece of cloth will make a coat
13. 
to prepare or put into a fit condition for use
to make a bed
14. 
to be the essential element in or part of
charm makes a good salesman
15. 
to carry out, effect, or do
to make a gesture
16. (intr; foll by to, as if to, or as though to)
to act with the intention or with a show of doing something
they made to go out
he made as if to hit her
17. 
to use for a specified purpose
I will make this town my base
18. 
to deliver or pronounce
to make a speech
19. 
to judge, reckon, or give one's own opinion or information as to
what time do you make it?
20. 
to cause to seem or represent as being
that furniture makes the room look dark
21. 
to earn, acquire, or win for oneself
to make friends
make a fortune
22. 
to engage in
make love not war
23. 
to traverse or cover (distance) by travelling
we can make a hundred miles by nightfall
24. 
to arrive in time for
he didn't make the first act of the play
25. cards
a. 
to win a trick with (a specified card)
b. 
to shuffle (the cards)
c. bridge
to fulfil (a contract) by winning the necessary number of tricks
26. cricket
to score (runs)
27. electronics
to close (a circuit) permitting a flow of current
Compare break (sense 44)
28. (intransitive)
to increase in depth
the water in the hold was making a foot a minute
29. (intransitive)
(of hay) to dry and mature
30. informal
to gain a place or position on or in
to make the headlines
make the first team
31. informal
to achieve the rank of
32. slang
to seduce
33.  be made up
34.  make a book
35.  make a day of it
36.  make a night of it
37.  make do
38.  make eyes at
39.  make good
40.  make heavy weather
41.  make heavy weather of something
42.  make it
43.  make like
44.  make love
45.  make love to someone
46.  make or break
47.  make time
48.  make water
noun
49. 
brand, type, or style
what make of car is that?
50. 
the manner or way in which something is made
51. 
disposition or character; make-up
52. 
the act or process of making
53. 
the amount or number made
54. bridge
the contract to be played
55. cards
a player's turn to shuffle
56.  on the make
noun archaic
1. 
a peer or consort
2. 
a mate or spouse

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Make

see synonyms of make
verb transitiveWord forms: made or ˈmaking
1. 
to bring into being
; specif.,
a. 
to form by shaping or putting parts or ingredients together, physically or mentally; build, construct, fabricate, fashion, create, compose, devise, formulate, etc.
b. 
to fit or destine, as if by fashioning
they were made for each other
c. 
to cause; bring about; produce
to make corrections
d. 
to bring together materials for and start
to make a fire
e. 
to cause to be available; provide
to make change, to make room
f. 
to present for consideration
to make a suggestion
2. 
to bring into a specified condition
; specif.,
a. 
to cause to be or become; specif., to elect or appoint
make her director
b. 
to cause to seem
the portrait makes him an old man
, sometimes used reflexively
make yourself comfortable
3. 
to prepare by arranging the sheets, blankets, etc.
said of a bed
4. 
a. 
to amount to; form as a total
two pints make a quart
b. 
to count as; constitute
this makes his fifth novel
5. 
to turn out to be; have, or prove to have, the essential qualities of
to make a fine leader
6. 
to set up; establish
to make rules
7. 
a. 
to get or acquire, as by one's behavior
to make friends
b. 
to get by earning, investing, etc.
to make a fortune
8. 
to cause the success of
that venture made her
9. 
to understand or regard as the meaning (of)
what do you make of the poem?
10. 
to estimate to be; regard as
I make the distance about 500 miles
11. 
a. 
to do or perform (a specified action); execute; accomplish
to make a quick turn
b. 
to engage in; carry on
to make war
12. 
to deliver (a speech) or utter (remarks, etc.)
13. 
to cause or force
followed by an infinitive without to
make the machine work, make him behave
14. 
a. 
to arrive at; reach
the ship made port
b. 
to arrive at in time
to make a train
15. 
to go or travel; traverse
to make 500 miles the first day, to make 90 miles an hour
16.  Informal
to succeed in getting membership in, a position on, the status of, recognition in, etc.
to make the team, to make the headlines
17.  US, Slang
to succeed in becoming the lover of; seduce
18.  Slang
to identify or recognize
19.  Slang
to induct, for one's lifetime, into the Mafia
usually used as a participial adj.
a made man
20.  Archaic
to shut (a door) tight
21.  Cards
a. 
to win (tricks) or fulfill (one's bid)
b. 
to take a trick with (a specified card)
c. 
to shuffle (the cards)
22.  Electricity
to close (a circuit); effect (a contact)
23.  Games
to score; get as a score
24.  Law
to perform, execute, or sign (a legal document)
verb intransitive
25. 
to start (to do something)
she made to go
26. 
to tend, extend, or point (to, toward, etc.)
27. 
to behave in a specified manner
with a following adjective
make bold, make merry, etc.
28. 
to cause something to be in a specified condition
make ready, make fast, etc.
29. 
to increase in depth or volume; rise or accumulate, as tide, snow, water in a ship, etc.
30. 
to mature
said of hay, etc.
noun
31. 
the act or process of making; esp., manufacture
32. 
the amount made; output, esp. of manufacture
33. 
the way in which something is made; style; build
34. 
type, sort, or brand
with reference to the maker or the place, time, etc. of making
a foreign make of car
35. 
disposition; character; nature
a man of this make
36.  Slang
the act or process of identifying a person, taking fingerprints, etc. in police work
run a make on the suspect
37.  Electricity
the closing of a circuit by making contact
noun Archaic
1. 
an equal; peer
2. 
a mate, companion, or spouse

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Make

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v. made (mād), mak·ing, makes
v.tr.
1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create: made problems for us; making a commotion.
2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct: make a dress; made a stone wall.
3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents: We made a temporary information center using savvy volunteers.
4. To change from one form or function to another: make clay into bricks.
5.
a. To cause to be or become: made her position clear; a decision that made him happy.
b. To cause to assume a specified function or role: made her treasurer; made Austin his home.
6.
a. To cause to act in a specified manner: Heat makes gases expand.
b. To compel: made him quit.
7.
a. To form in the mind: make an estimate.
b. To compose: make verses.
8.
a. To prepare; fix: make dinner.
b. To get ready or set in order for use: made the bed.
c. To gather and light the materials for (a fire).
9.
a. To engage in: make war.
b. To carry out; perform: make a phone call; make an incision.
10. To achieve, produce, or attain: made peace between the two sides; not making sense; didn't make the quota.
11.
a. To institute or establish; enact: make laws.
b. To draw up and execute in a suitable form: make a will.
c. To arrange or agree to: make a date.
12.
a. To arrive at; reach: made Seattle in two hours.
b. To reach in time: just made the plane.
13.
a. To attain the rank or position of: made lieutenant.
b. To acquire a place in or on: made the baseball team; made the newspapers.
14.
a. To gain or earn, as by working: make money.
b. To behave so as to acquire: make friends.
c. To score or achieve, as in a sport: made a field goal.
15.
a. To assure the success of: Favorable reviews can make a play.
b. To favor the development of: Practice makes a winning team.
16. To be suited for: Oak makes strong furniture.
17. To develop into: will make a fine doctor.
18.
a. To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of: don't know what to make of the decision.
b. To calculate as being; estimate: I make the height 20 feet.
c. To consider as being: wasn't the problem some people made it.
19.
a. To constitute: They make a great team.
b. To add up to: Two and two make four.
c. To amount to: makes no difference.
20. To cover (a distance): made 200 miles before sunset
21. To constitute the essence or nature of: Clothes make the man.
22. To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding: Your being along really made the outing.
23. To appear to begin (an action): She made to leave.
24. Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse.
v.intr.
1. To act or behave in a specified manner: make merry; make free.
2. To begin or appear to begin an action: made as if to shake my hand.
3. To cause something to be as specified: make ready; make sure.
4. To proceed in a certain direction: made for home; made after the thief.
5. Slang To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like: made like a ballerina.
6. To undergo fabrication or manufacture: This wool makes up into a warm shawl.
7. To rise or accumulate: The tide is making.
n.
1.
a. The style or manner in which a thing is made: disliked the make of my coat.
b. A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark: a famous make of shirt.
c. The origin of a product's manufacturing: a bicycle of a French make.
2.
a. The physical or moral nature of a person: found out what make of man he was.
b. The physical nature or build of an animal or person: a horse of a beautiful make.
3. Slang Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records: Did you get a make on the thief?

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