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Make out
//meɪk aʊt// verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). transitive
"Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company."
- 2 distinguish by sight or hearing wordnet
- 3 To send out. obsolete, transitive
"The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee."
- 4 try to establish wordnet
- 5 To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. transitive
"In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure."
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- 6 imply or suggest wordnet
- 7 To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). US, intransitive, regional
"Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?"
- 8 write all the required information onto a form wordnet
- 9 To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. intransitive, transitive
"His version of the story makes me out (to be) the bad guy."
- 10 make out and issue wordnet
- 11 To get along with (someone). US, intransitive, slang
"Him and I always make out well."
- 12 kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion wordnet
- 13 To make an (often temporary) home. US, intransitive, slang
"I'll make out in this room for the night."
- 14 have sexual intercourse with wordnet
- 15 To embrace and kiss passionately. US, intransitive, slang
"We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private."
- 16 detect with the senses wordnet
- 17 To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse. US, intransitive, slang
- 18 succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available wordnet
- 19 proceed or get along wordnet
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