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Make

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Definitions for Make

noun
a recognizable kind
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  1. there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
  2. what make of car is that?
noun
the act of mixing cards haphazardly
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verb
engage in
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do
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  1. make love, not war
  2. make an effort
  3. do research
  4. do nothing
  5. make revolution
verb
give certain properties to something
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get
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  1. get someone mad
  2. She made us look silly
  3. He made a fool of himself at the meeting
  4. Don't make this into a big deal
  5. This invention will make you a millionaire
  6. Make yourself clear
verb
make or cause to be or to become
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  1. make a mess in one's office
  2. create a furor
verb
cause to do
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  1. cause to act in a specified manner
  2. The ads induced me to buy a VCR
  3. My children finally got me to buy a computer
  4. My wife made me buy a new sofa
verb
give rise to
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  1. cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  2. cause a commotion
  3. make a stir
  4. cause an accident
verb
create or manufacture a man-made product
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  1. We produce more cars than we can sell
  2. The company has been making toys for two centuries
verb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
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  1. I draw a line here
  2. draw a conclusion
  3. draw parallels
  4. make an estimate
  5. What do you make of his remarks?
verb
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
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  1. People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
  2. Heat makes you sweat
verb
create by artistic means
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  1. create a poem
  2. Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
  3. Picasso created Cubism
  4. Auden made verses
verb
earn on some commercial or business transaction
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gain take in clear earn realize realise pull in bring in
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  1. earn as salary or wages
  2. How much do you make a month in your new job?
  3. She earns a lot in her new job
  4. this merger brought in lots of money
  5. He clears $5,000 each month
verb
create or design, often in a certain way
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do
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  1. Do my room in blue
  2. I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
verb
to compose or represent
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  1. This wall forms the background of the stage setting
  2. The branches made a roof
  3. This makes a fine introduction
verb
reach a goal
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reach get to progress to
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  1. make the first team
  2. We made it!
  3. She may not make the grade
verb
be or be capable of being changed or made into
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  1. He makes a great host
  2. He will make a fine father
verb
make by shaping or bringing together constituents
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  1. make a dress
  2. make a cake
  3. make a wall of stones
verb
perform or carry out
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  1. make a decision
  2. make a move
  3. make advances
  4. make a phone call
verb
make by combining materials and parts
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  1. this little pig made his house out of straw
  2. Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
verb
change from one form into another
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  1. make water into wine
  2. make lead into gold
  3. make clay into bricks
verb
act in a certain way so as to acquire
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  1. make friends
  2. make enemies
verb
charge with a function
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  1. charge to be
  2. She was named Head of the Committee
  3. She was made president of the club
verb
achieve a point or goal
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  1. Nicklaus had a 70
  2. The Brazilian team got 4 goals
  3. She made 29 points that day
verb
reach a destination, either real or abstract
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reach attain hit arrive at gain
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  1. We hit Detroit by noon
  2. The water reached the doorstep
  3. We barely made it to the finish line
  4. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
verb
institute, enact, or establish
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lay down establish
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  1. make laws
verb
carry out or commit
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  1. make a mistake
  2. commit a faux-pas
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form by assembling individuals or constituents
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  1. Make a quorum
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organize or be responsible for
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  1. hold a reception
  2. have, throw, or make a party
  3. give a course
verb
put in order or neaten
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make up
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  1. make the bed
  2. make up a room
verb
head into a specified direction
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  1. The escaped convict took to the hills
  2. We made for the mountains
verb
have a bowel movement
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stool defecate shit take a shit take a crap ca-ca crap
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  1. The dog had made in the flower beds
verb
undergo fabrication or creation
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  1. This wool makes into a nice sweater
verb
be suitable for
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  1. Wood makes good furniture
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add up to
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  1. four and four make eight
verb
amount to
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  1. This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
verb
constitute the essence of
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  1. Clothes make the man
verb
appear to begin an activity
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  1. He made to speak but said nothing in the end
  2. She made as if to say hello to us
verb
proceed along a path
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  1. work one's way through the crowd
  2. make one's way into the forest
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reach in time
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  1. We barely made the plane
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gather and light the materials for
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  1. make a fire
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prepare for eating by applying heat
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  1. Cook me dinner, please
  2. can you make me an omelette?
  3. fix breakfast for the guests, please
verb
induce to have sex
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  1. Harry finally seduced Sally
  2. Did you score last night?
  3. Harry made Sally
verb
assure the success of
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  1. A good review by this critic will make your play!
verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
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pretend make believe
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  1. She makes like an actress
verb
consider as being
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  1. It wasn't the problem some people made it
verb
calculate as being
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  1. I make the height about 100 feet
verb
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
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  1. make my day
verb
favor the development of
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  1. Practice makes the winner
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develop into
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  1. He will make a splendid father!
verb
behave in a certain way
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  1. make merry
verb
eliminate urine
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urinate piddle puddle micturate piss pee pee-pee make water relieve oneself take a leak spend a penny wee wee-wee pass water
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  1. Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

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