Make
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of mixing cards haphazardly
(2) A recognizable kind
"There's a new brand of hero in the movies now"
"What make of car is that?"
verb
(3) Act in a certain way so as to acquire
"Make friends"
"Make enemies"
(4) Eliminate urine
"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
(5) Have a bowel movement
"The dog had made in the flower beds"
(6) Behave in a certain way
"Make merry"
(7) 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"
(8) Put in order or neaten
"Make the bed"
"Make up a room"
(9) 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) 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"
(11) Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"
(12) Make or cause to be or to become
"Make a mess in one's office"
"Create a furor"
(13) 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) Create or manufacture a man-made product
"We produce more cars than we can sell"
"The company has been making toys for two centuries"
(15) Create by artistic means
"Create a poem"
"Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"
"Picasso created Cubism"
"Auden made verses"
(16) Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"Cause a commotion"
"Make a stir"
"Cause an accident"
(17) Prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"
"Can you make me an omelette?"
"Fix breakfast for the guests, please"
(18) Organize or be responsible for
"Hold a reception"
"Have, throw, or make a party"
"Give a course"
(19) 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"
(20) Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"
"She may not make the grade"
(21) Head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills"
"We made for the mountains"
(22) 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"
(23) Achieve a point or goal
"Nicklaus had a 70"
"The Brazilian team got 4 goals"
"She made 29 points that day"
(24) Charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"
"She was made president of the club"
(25) Engage in
"Make love, not war"
"Make an effort"
"Do research"
"Do nothing"
"Make revolution"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From maken, from macian, from , from , ‘to fashion.’ Near cognates include German machen and Dutch maken.
Verb
- To create, construct or produce.
- We made a bird feeder for our yard.
- They hope to make a bigger profit.
- We’ll make a man out of him yet.
- To constitute.
- They make a cute couple.
- This makes the third infraction.
- To interpret.
- I don’t know what to make of it.
- To bring into success.
- This company is what made you.
- She married into wealth. She has it made.
- To cause to be.
- The citizens made their objections clear.
- This might make you a bit woozy.
- To cause to do.
- You’re making her cry.
- I was made to feel like a criminal.
- To force to do.
- The teacher made the student study.
- Don’t let them make you suffer.
- To indicate or suggest to be.
- His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
- To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- To recognise (without being recognised in return).
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
- Linus Caldwell: Well, she just made Danny and Yen, which means in the next 48 hours the three o' your pictures are gonna be in every police station in Europe.
- 2007 May 4, Andrew Dettmann et al, "Under Pressure", episode 3-22 of Numb3rs, 00:01:16,
- David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.
Don Eppes: David, he make you?
David Sinclair: No, I don't think so.
- David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
Noun
- Brand or kind; often paired with model.
- What make of car do you drive?
- How a thing is made; construction.
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- Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
- The camera was of German make.
- Quantity produced, especially of materials.
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- The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
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- A person's character or disposition.
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- The declaration of the trump for a hand.
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- The closing of an electrical circuit.
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- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
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- Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
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- Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
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- A promotion.
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Synonyms
brand; type; manufacturer construction; manufacture origin; manufacture production; output making; manufacture; manufacturing; production makeup, disposition, character; type, way closing; completion; actuation ID, identification lay
Noun
- mate; spouse or companion.
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Noun
- A halfpenny.
- A halfpenny.
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- mate; spouse or companion.
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- A promotion.
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- Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
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- Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
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- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
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- The closing of an electrical circuit.
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- The declaration of the trump for a hand.
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- A person's character or disposition.
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- The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
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- Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
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