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1. | [ verb ] engage in | |
Synonyms: | do | |
Examples: | : "make love, not war" "make an effort" "do research" "do nothing" "make revolution" |
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Related terms: | overdo | |
2. | [ verb ] give certain properties to something | |
Synonyms: | get | |
Examples: | "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 famous physicist" "Make yourself clear" |
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Related terms: | change get leave play render | |
3. | [ verb ] make or cause to be or to become | |
Synonyms: | create | |
Examples: | "make a mess in one's office" "create a furor" |
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Related terms: | construct cause produce bring form produce give create originate assemble lay_down arouse establish generate direct compose prepare realize raise bear clear choreograph institute bring_about build beget derive strike prepare scrape press cut distill reproduce re-create put_on raise copy create_verbally style film-make film create_by_mental_act cut cleave puncture foam beat recreate incorporate twine create_from_raw_material track offset regenerate short-circuit fabricate remake animal creature | |
4. | [ verb ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | |
Synonyms: | cause have get induce stimulate | |
Examples: | : "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" |
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Related terms: | compel lead let persuade prompt decide encourage bring solicit suborn cause stimulation stimulation causing persuader inducement trigger | |
5. | [ verb ] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | |
Synonyms: | cause do | |
Examples: | "cause a commotion" "make a stir" "cause an accident" |
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Related terms: | determine impel effect motivate engender occasion initiate provoke facilitate causal_agent causing | |
6. | [ verb ] create or manufacture a man-made product | |
Synonyms: | produce create | |
Examples: | : "We produce more cars than we can sell" "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
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Related terms: | print render reproduce turn_out remake generate pulse laminate extrude custom-make output put_out clap_up breed machine smelt fudge_together overproduce churn_out confect prefabricate proof elaborate cut bootleg cut dummy underproduce prefabricate create merchandise product manufacturer devising creation brand | |
7. | [ verb ] make, formulate, or derive in the mind | |
Synonyms: | draw | |
Examples: | "I draw a line here" "draw a conclusion" "draw parallels" "make an estimate" "What do you make of his remarks?" |
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Related terms: | create_by_mental_act | |
8. | [ verb ] compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way | |
Examples: | "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!" Heat makes you sweat" |
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Related terms: | cause drive | |
9. | [ verb ] create by artistic means | |
Synonyms: | create | |
Examples: | "create a poem "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" "Picasso created Cubism" "Auden made verses" |
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Related terms: | design do design produce devising | |
10. | [ verb ] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
Synonyms: | earn bring_in realize gain realise pull_in clear take_in | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | get yield profit eke_out gross take_home rake_in rake_off net | |
11. | [ verb ] create or design, often in a certain way | |
Synonyms: | do | |
Examples: | "Do my room in blue" "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
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Related terms: | unmake create | |
12. | [ verb ] reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" | |
Synonyms: | reach get_to progress_to | |
Examples: | "We made it!" "She may not make the grade" |
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Related terms: | achieve arrival | |
13. | [ verb ] to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" | |
Synonyms: | form constitute | |
Examples: | "The branches made a roof" "This makes a fine introduction" |
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Related terms: | constitute conglobate chelate add constellate constitution | |
14. | [ verb ] be or be capable of being changed or made into | |
Examples: | "He makes a great host" "He will make a fine father" |
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Related terms: | become | |
15. | [ verb ] make by shaping or bringing together constituents | |
Examples: | "make a dress" "make a cake" "make a wall of stones" |
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Related terms: | create_from_raw_material fashion manufacture compose compile cooper cooper devising | |
16. | [ verb ] perform or carry out | |
Examples: | "make a decision" "make a move" "make advances" "make a phone call" |
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Related terms: | perform pay | |
17. | [ verb ] change from one form into another | |
Examples: | "make water into wine" "make lead into gold" "make clay into bricks" |
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Related terms: | change | |
18. | [ verb ] make by combining materials and parts | |
Synonyms: | build construct | |
Examples: | : "this little pig made his house out of straw" "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
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Related terms: | raise rebuild frames wattle groin customize cantilever corduroy revet lock channelise build construction maker builder | |
19. | [ verb ] act in a certain way so as to acquire | |
Examples: | "make friends" "make enemies" |
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Related terms: | act gain have | |
20. | [ verb ] reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
Synonyms: | hit reach arrive_at gain attain | |
Examples: | "We hit Detroit by noon" "The water reached the doorstep" "We barely made the plane" "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
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Related terms: | catch_up access peak get_through find culminate scale find breast bottom_out top_out summit ground top attainment travel | |
21. | [ verb ] charge with a function; charge to be | |
Synonyms: | name nominate | |
Examples: | "She was named Head of the Committee" "She was made president of the club" |
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Related terms: | appoint rename nomination | |
22. | [ verb ] (sport) achieve a point or goal, as in a sport | |
Synonyms: | get have | |
Examples: | "Nicklaus had a 70" "The Brazilian team got 4 goals" "She made 29 points that day" |
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Related terms: | score | |
23. | [ verb ] institute, enact, or establish | |
Synonyms: | establish lay_down | |
Examples: | "make laws" |
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Related terms: | set | |
24. | [ verb ] carry out or commit | |
Examples: | "make a mistake" "commit a faux-pas" |
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Related terms: | perpetrate | |
25. | [ verb ] put in order or neaten | |
Synonyms: | make_up | |
Examples: | : "make the bed" "make up a room" |
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Related terms: | tidy | |
26. | [ verb ] form by assembling individuals or constituents | |
Examples: | "Make a quorum" "The branches made a roof" |
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Related terms: | assemble | |
27. | [ verb ] organize or be responsible for | |
Synonyms: | hold have give throw | |
Examples: | "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. |
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Related terms: | direct | |
28. | [ verb ] head into a specified direction | |
Synonyms: | take | |
Examples: | "The escaped convict took to the hills" "We made for the mountains" |
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Related terms: | head | |
29. | [ noun ] a recognizable kind | |
Synonyms: | brand | |
Examples: | "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now" "what make of car is that?" |
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Related terms: | kind construct | |
30. | [ verb ] have a bowel movement | |
Synonyms: | defecate take_a_crap take_a_shit ca-ca crap stool shit | |
Examples: | "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
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Related terms: | excrete dung toilet crap defecator defecation fecal_matter | |
31. | [ verb ] reach in time | |
Examples: | "We barely made the plane" |
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Related terms: | reach reach | |
32. | [ verb ] appear to begin an activity | |
Examples: | "He made to speak but said nothing i the end" "She made a if to say hello to us" |
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Related terms: | look | |
33. | [ verb ] assure the success of | |
Examples: | "A good review by this critic will make your play!" |
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Related terms: | break guarantee | |
34. | [ verb ] (theater) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like | |
Synonyms: | pretend make_believe | |
Examples: | "She makes like an actress" |
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Related terms: | act imitate go_through_the_motions feign | |
35. | [ verb ] develop into | |
Examples: | : "He will make a splendid father!" |
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Related terms: | develop qualification | |
36. | [ verb ] (sexuality) induce to have sex | |
Synonyms: | score seduce | |
Examples: | "Harry finally seduced Sally" "Did you score last night?" "Harry made Sally" |
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Related terms: | persuade seduce seducer love | |
37. | [ verb ] amount to | |
Examples: | "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" |
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Related terms: | amount | |
38. | [ verb ] constitute the essence of | |
Examples: | "Clothes make the man" |
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Related terms: | constitute | |
39. | [ verb ] favor the development of | |
Examples: | "Practice makes the winner" |
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Related terms: | develop | |
40. | [ verb ] eliminate urine | |
Synonyms: | pass_water relieve_oneself piss micturate take_a_leak piddle make_water pee pee-pee spend_a_penny wee wee-wee puddle urinate | |
Examples: | "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
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Related terms: | excrete wet stale defecate urinate urine peeing micturition pisser | |
41. | [ verb ] be suitable for | |
Examples: | "Wood makes good furniture" |
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Related terms: | be makings | |
42. | [ verb ] undergo fabrication or creation | |
Examples: | "This wool makes into a nice sweater" |
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Related terms: | change makings | |
43. | [ verb ] add up to | |
Examples: | "four and four make eight" |
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Related terms: | total arithmetic | |
44. | [ verb ] cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable | |
Examples: | "make my day" |
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Related terms: | change | |
45. | [ verb ] (food) prepare for eating by applying heat | |
Synonyms: | prepare cook fix ready | |
Examples: | "Cook me dinner, please" "can you make me an omelette?" "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
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Related terms: | create_from_raw_material put_on preserve concoct precook devil whip_up lard cooking | |
46. | [ verb ] gather and light the materials for | |
Examples: | : "make a fire" |
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Related terms: | create_from_raw_material cook | |
47. | [ verb ] consider as being | |
Examples: | "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
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Related terms: | see | |
48. | [ verb ] calculate as being | |
Examples: | "I make the height about 100 feet" |
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Related terms: | estimate draw | |
49. | [ verb ] behave in a certain way | |
Examples: | "make merry" |
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Related terms: | act | |
50. | [ verb ] proceed along a path | |
Synonyms: | work | |
Examples: | "work one's way through the crowd" "make one's way into the forest" |
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Related terms: | pass claw jostle bushwhack work | |
51. | [ noun ] (cards) the act of mixing cards haphazardly | |
Synonyms: | shuffling shuffle | |
Related terms: | reordering reshuffle riffle card_game | |
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