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Make

//meɪk// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
"Near-synonyms: kind, type"
2
Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female). slang
"To me, if I weren't going with someone and was taking pills, it would be like advertising that I'm an easy make."
3
A halfpenny. Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, archaic
"the last we shall have, I take it; for a make to a million, but we trine to the nubbing cheat to-morrow."
4
An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares. East-Anglia, Essex, obsolete
"Harvest.—When left for seed, they are cut and wadded as pease, with a make. Produce.—From three to six sacks an acre."
5
the act of mixing cards haphazardly wordnet

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6
Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
"Near-synonyms: makeup, form, conformation, composition; form factor"
7
Mate; a spouse or companion; a match. UK, dialectal
"Th'Elfe therewith astownd, Vpstarted lightly from his looser make, And his vnready weapons gan in hand to take."
8
a recognizable kind wordnet
9
Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
"The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked."
10
A person's character or disposition.
"I never feel very much excited about any old thing; it's not my make; but I've got a sort of shiver inside of me, and a watery feeling in the heart region."
11
The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing. dated
"[…] papers are respectively of second or inferior quality, the last being perhaps torn or broken in the "make" — as the manufacture is technically termed."
12
Quantity produced, especially of materials. uncountable
"In 1880 the make of pig iron in all countries was 18,300,000 tons."
13
A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
"However, the unzip and make programs weren't found, so the default was left blank."
14
Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence. slang
""They ever get a make on the blood type?" Horn asked, staring at the stained mattress."
15
A promotion. slang
"Sent back the list of makes with only Post and Hamilton on it. (Buckner had recommended 10 staff officers and 1 combat soldier!)"
16
A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
"Blue Peter "make""
17
Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
"It's your make as the cards lie. Take your time."
18
A made basket.
19
The closing of an electrical circuit.
"If the interrupter operated every 2 sec., the current would rise to 10 amp. and drop to zero with successive "makes" and "breaks.""

Verb

1
To create.; To build, construct, produce, or originate. transitive
"We made a bird feeder for our yard."
2
act in a certain way so as to acquire wordnet
3
To create.; To write or compose. transitive
"I made a poem for her wedding."
4
eliminate urine wordnet
5
To create.; To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action. transitive
"make war"

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6
have a bowel movement wordnet
7
To create.; To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing. transitive
"God made earth and heaven."
8
behave in a certain manner wordnet
9
To create.; To prepare (food); to cook (food). transitive
"I'm making cereal for breakfast. Who wants some?"
10
give certain properties to something wordnet
11
To behave, to act. colloquial, intransitive
"To make like a deer caught in the headlights."
12
put in order or neaten wordnet
13
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against. intransitive
"And all Israel's language about this power, except that it makes for righteousness, is approximate language"
14
develop into wordnet
15
To constitute.
"They make a cute couple."
16
change from one form into another wordnet
17
To add up to, have a sum of. transitive
"Two and four make six."
18
favor the development of wordnet
19
To interpret. transitive
"I don’t know what to make of it."
20
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable wordnet
21
To bring into success. stressed, transitive, usually
"This company is what made you."
22
institute, enact, or establish wordnet
23
To cause to be. ditransitive
"The blisters on my foot made it a problem to walk without a cane."
24
calculate as being wordnet
25
To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
"Homer makes Aphrodite the daughter of Zeus, unlike Hesiod who depicted her as born from the sea foam."
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consider as being wordnet
27
To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something). ditransitive
"You're making her cry."
28
make, formulate, or derive in the mind wordnet
29
To force to do. ditransitive
"The teacher made the student study harder."
30
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner wordnet
31
To indicate or suggest to be. ditransitive
"His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person."
32
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like wordnet
33
To cover neatly with bedclothes. transitive
34
assure the success of wordnet
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To recognise, identify, spot. US, slang, transitive
"I caught sight of him two or three times and then made him turning north into Laurel Canyon Drive."
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induce to have sex wordnet
37
To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time. colloquial, transitive
"We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight."
38
make or cause to be or to become wordnet
39
To proceed (in a direction). colloquial, intransitive
"They made westward over the snowy mountains."
40
create or design, often in a certain way wordnet
41
To cover (a given distance) by travelling. transitive
"I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding."
42
create or manufacture a man-made product wordnet
43
To move at (a speed). transitive
"The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas."
44
create by artistic means wordnet
45
To appoint; to name.
"On November 15, 1396,[…]Benedict XIII made him bishop of Noyon;"
46
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally wordnet
47
To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man). slang, transitive
"Jimmy Conway: They're gonna make him. Henry Hill: Paulie's gonna make you?"
48
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way wordnet
49
To defecate or urinate. colloquial, euphemistic, intransitive
"When my father comes back with a dark wet spot on his pants, right in front, as if he has made in his pants, he starts eating his food in great shovelfuls."
50
make by shaping or bringing together constituents wordnet
51
To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status). transitive
"They hope to make a bigger profit."
52
make by combining materials and parts wordnet
53
To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability. transitive
"Whether, […], the construction of additional roads […] would present a case in which the exaction of prohibitory or otherwise onerous rates may be prevented, though it result in an impossibility for some or all of the roads to make expenses, we need not say; no such case is before us."
54
prepare for eating by applying heat wordnet
55
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify. intransitive, obsolete
"ca.1360-1387, William Langland, Piers Plowman to solace him some time, as I do when I make"
56
organize or be responsible for wordnet
57
To enact; to establish.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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gather and light the materials for wordnet
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To develop into; to prove to be.
"She'll make a fine president."
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perform, produce, or carry out wordnet
61
To form or formulate in the mind.
"make plans"
62
reach in time wordnet
63
To perform a feat.
"make a leap"
64
reach a destination, either real or abstract wordnet
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To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence. intransitive
"In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time."
66
reach a goal wordnet
67
To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. obsolete
"a scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make"
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proceed along a path wordnet
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To increase; to augment; to accrue. obsolete
70
head into a specified direction wordnet
71
To be engaged or concerned in. obsolete
"Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?"
72
appear to begin an activity wordnet
73
To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what. archaic
"Footman. Madam! Mr. Dorimant! Lov. What makes him here?"
74
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages wordnet
75
To take the virginity of. euphemistic, transitive
"I was a young un at 'Oogli, Shy as a girl to begin; Aggie de Castrer she made me, — An' Aggie was clever as sin; Older than me, but my first un — More like a mother she were Showed me the way to promotion an' pay, An' I learned about women from 'er!"
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achieve a point or goal wordnet
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To have sexual intercourse with. transitive
"He could see that her face was thin, proud. She looked like she'd be a hard dame to make. He didn't want just that. She'd be a hard dame to win."
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charge with a function; charge to be wordnet
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Of water, to flow toward land; to rise. intransitive
"The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for us was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide."
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engage in wordnet
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To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured. transitive
82
carry out or commit wordnet
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form by assembling individuals or constituents wordnet
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constitute the essence of wordnet
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to compose or represent wordnet
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amount to wordnet
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be or be capable of being changed or made into wordnet
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add up to wordnet
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be suitable for wordnet
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undergo fabrication or creation wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English maken, from Old English macian (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, mix, make”). Related to match. Cognates * Scots mak (“to make”) * Saterland Frisian moakje (“to make”) * West Frisian meitsje (“to make”) * Dutch maken (“to make”) * Dutch Low Saxon maken (“to make”) * German Low German maken (“to make”) * German machen (“to make, do”) * Danish mage (“to make, arrange (in a certain way)”) * Latin mācerō, macer * Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English make, imake, ȝemace, from Old English ġemaca (“a mate, an equal, companion, peer”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamakō, from Proto-Germanic *gamakô (“companion, comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to knead, oil”). Reinforced by Old Norse maki (“an equal”). Cognate with Icelandic maki (“spouse”), Swedish make (“spouse, husband”), Danish mage (“companion, fellow, mate”). Doublet of match.

Etymology 4

Uncertain.

Etymology 5

Origin unclear.

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