ALL meanings of make
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M m - idioms make make as if / as though, Informal. to act as if; pretend: We will make as if to leave, then come back and surprise him. 1
- idioms make make away with, to steal: The clerk made away with the cash and checks. to destroy; kill: He made away with his enemies. to get rid of. to consume, drink, or eat completely: The boys made away with the contents of the refrigerator. 1
- idioms make make believe, to pretend; imagine: The little girl dressed in a sheet and made believe she was a ghost. 1
- noun Definition of make in Technology (programming, tool) The Unix tool to automate the recompilation, linking etc. of programs, taking account of the interdependencies of modules and their modification times. Make reads instructions from a "makefile" which specifies a set of targets to be built, the files they depend on and the commands to execute in order to produce them. Most C systems come with a make. There is also one produce by GNU. 1
- idioms make make (so) bold, to have the temerity; be so rash; dare: May I make so bold as to suggest that you stand when they enter? 1
- idioms make make book, Slang. to take bets and give odds. to make a business of this. 1
- idioms make make colors, Nautical. to hoist an ensign, as on board a warship. 1
- idioms make make do, to function, manage, or operate, usually on a deprivation level with minimal requirements: During the war we had no butter or coffee, so we had to make do without them. 1
- idioms make make good, to provide restitution or reparation for: The bank teller made good the shortage and was given a light sentence. to succeed: Talent and training are necessary to make good in some fields. to fulfill: He made good on his promise. Navigation. to compute (a course) allowing for leeway and compass deviation. 1
- idioms make make heavy weather, Nautical. to roll and pitch in heavy seas. to progress laboriously; struggle, especially to struggle needlessly: I am making heavy weather with my income tax return. 1
- idioms make make it, Informal. to achieve a specific goal: to make it to the train; to make it through college. Informal. to succeed in general: He'll never make it in business. Slang. to have sexual intercourse. 1
- idioms make make it so, Nautical. strike the ship's bell accordingly: said by the officer of the watch when the hour is announced. 1
- idioms make make like, Informal. to try or pretend to be like; imitate: I'm going to go out and make like a gardener. 1
- idioms make make one's manners, Southern U.S. to perform an appropriate or expected social courtesy. Older Use. to bow or curtsy. 1
- idioms make make sail, Nautical. to set sails. to brace the yards of a ship that has been hove to in order to make headway. 1
- idioms make make time. time (def 52). 1
- idioms make make water, to urinate. Nautical. (of a hull) to leak. 1
- idioms make make with, Slang. to operate; use: Let's make with the feet. to bring about; provide or produce: He makes with the big ideas, but can't follow through. 1
- idioms make on the make, Informal. seeking to improve one's social or financial position, usually at the expense of others or of principle. increasing; advancing. Slang. seeking amorous or sexual relations: The park was swarming with sailors on the make. 1
- idioms make put the make on, Slang. to make sexual overtures to. 1
- transitive verb make construct 1
- abbreviation MAKE manufacture 1
- transitive verb make fashion 1
- transitive verb make prepare 1
- transitive verb make create, cause 1
- transitive verb make compel 1
- transitive verb make force 1
- transitive verb make cause to 1
- transitive verb make + adj: cause to be 1
- noun make brand 1
- noun make build, stature 1
- intransitive verb make move towards 1
- transitive verb make bring into existence 1
- transitive verb make take: a decision 1
- transitive verb make perform: a speech 1
- transitive verb make enter into: agreement, deal 1
- transitive verb make fix: date, appointment 1
- transitive verb make train, plane: reach in time 1
- transitive verb make put down: a payment 1
- transitive verb make bed: make tidy 1
- transitive verb make establish: name 1
- transitive verb make appoint 1
- transitive verb make achieve, reach 1
- transitive verb make establish, set 1
- transitive verb make commit: a mistake, etc. 1
- transitive verb make attain: position, rank 1
- transitive verb make earn acceptance into 1
- transitive verb make equal 1
- transitive verb make be the essence of 1
- transitive verb make seduce 1