Make - Definition

n 1: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the
movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: brand,
make]
2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: shuffle,
shuffling, make]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do
research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: make,
do]
2: 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" [syn:
make, get]
3: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's
office"; "create a furor" [syn: make, create]
4: 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" [syn: induce,
stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always
intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an
accident" [syn: cause, do, make]
6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more
cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for
two centuries" [syn: produce, make, create]
7: 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?" [syn: draw, make]
8: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way;
"People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!";
"Heat makes you sweat"
9: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg
created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden
made verses" [syn: create, make]
10: 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"
[syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in]
11: 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" [syn: do, make] [ant: undo, unmake]
12: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of
the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes
a fine introduction" [syn: form, constitute, make]
13: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!";
"She may not make the grade" [syn: reach, make, get
to, progress to]
14: be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a
great host"; "He will make a fine father"
15: make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a
dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
16: perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move";
"make advances"; "make a phone call"
17: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made
his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an
electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, build,
make]
18: change from one form into another; "make water into wine";
"make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
19: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make
enemies"
20: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of
the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn:
name, nominate, make]
21: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian
team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn:
have, get, make]
22: 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" [syn: reach, make,
attain, hit, arrive at, gain]
23: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: lay
down, establish, make]
24: carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
25: form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a
quorum"
26: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold,
throw, have, make, give]
27: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
[syn: make, make up]
28: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took
to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: take,
make]
29: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
[syn: stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a
crap, ca-ca, crap, make]
30: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a
nice sweater"
31: be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
32: add up to; "four and four make eight"
33: amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my
standard of living"
34: constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
35: appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said
nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
36: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd";
"make one's way into the forest" [syn: make, work]
37: reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
38: gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
39: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make,
prepare]
40: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you
score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: seduce,
score, make]
41: assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will
make your play!" [ant: break]
42: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or
act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: make,
pretend, make believe]
43: consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made
it"
44: calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
45: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
46: favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
47: develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
48: behave in a certain way; "make merry"
49: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,
relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee,
wee-wee, pass water]