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M m - noun make of the act or process of making. 1
- noun make of quantity made; output. 1
- noun make of Cards. the act of naming the trump, or the suit named as trump. 1
- noun make of Electricity. the closing of an electric circuit. 1
- noun make of Jewelry. the excellence of a polished diamond with regard to proportion, symmetry, and finish. 1
- noun make of Slang. identifying information about a person or thing from police records: He radioed headquarters for a make on the car's license plate. 1
- idioms make of make a play for, to try to get: He made a play for his brother's girlfriend. They made a play for control of the company's stock. 1
- idioms make of 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 of 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 of make believe, to pretend; imagine: The little girl dressed in a sheet and made believe she was a ghost. 1
- idioms make of 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 of make book, Slang. to take bets and give odds. to make a business of this. 1
- idioms make of make colors, Nautical. to hoist an ensign, as on board a warship. 1
- idioms make of 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 of 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 of 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 of 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 of 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 of 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 of make one's manners, Southern U.S. to perform an appropriate or expected social courtesy. Older Use. to bow or curtsy. 1
- idioms make of 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 of make time. time (def 52). 1
- idioms make of make water, to urinate. Nautical. (of a hull) to leak. 1
- idioms make of 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 of 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 of put the make on, Slang. to make sexual overtures to. 1
- verb make of To form an opinion about (someone or something); to appraise (a person, idea or situation). 0
- phrasal verb make of If you ask a person what they make of something, you want to know what their impression, opinion, or understanding of it is. 0
- verb make of to interpret as the meaning of 0
- verb make of to produce or construct from 0