ALL meanings of making
mak·ing
M m - noun making the style or manner in which something is made; form; build. 1
- noun making production with reference to the manufacturer; brand: our own make. 1
- noun making disposition; character; nature. 1
- noun making the act or process of making. 1
- noun making quantity made; output. 1
- noun making Cards. the act of naming the trump, or the suit named as trump. 1
- noun making creation 1
- noun making Electricity. the closing of an electric circuit. 1
- noun making batch 1
- noun making Jewelry. the excellence of a polished diamond with regard to proportion, symmetry, and finish. 1
- noun making 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 making 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 making 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 making 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 making make believe, to pretend; imagine: The little girl dressed in a sheet and made believe she was a ghost. 1
- idioms making 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 making make book, Slang. to take bets and give odds. to make a business of this. 1
- idioms making make colors, Nautical. to hoist an ensign, as on board a warship. 1
- idioms making 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 making 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 making 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 making 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
- noun making The process of making or producing something. 1
- idioms making make it so, Nautical. strike the ship's bell accordingly: said by the officer of the watch when the hour is announced. 1
- idioms making make like, Informal. to try or pretend to be like; imitate: I'm going to go out and make like a gardener. 1
- idioms making make one's manners, Southern U.S. to perform an appropriate or expected social courtesy. Older Use. to bow or curtsy. 1
- idioms making 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 making make time. time (def 52). 1
- idioms making make water, to urinate. Nautical. (of a hull) to leak. 1
- idioms making 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 making 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 making put the make on, Slang. to make sexual overtures to. 1
- verb with object making to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object making to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object making to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object making to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object making to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object making to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
- verb with object making to convert from one state, condition, category, etc., to another: to make a virtue of one's vices. 1
- verb with object making to cause, induce, or compel: to make a horse jump a barrier. 1
- verb with object making to give rise to; occasion: It's not worth making a fuss over such a trifle. 1
- verb with object making to produce, earn, or win for oneself: to make a good salary; to make one's fortune in oil. 1
- verb with object making to write or compose: to make a short poem for the occasion. 1
- verb with object making to draw up, as a legal document; draft: to make a will. 1
- verb with object making to do; effect: to make a bargain. 1
- verb with object making to establish or enact; put into existence: to make laws. 1
- verb with object making to become by development; prove to be: You'll make a good lawyer. 1
- verb with object making to form in the mind, as a judgment or estimate: to make a decision. 1
- verb with object making to judge or interpret, as to the truth, nature, meaning, etc. (often followed by of): What do you make of it? 1
- verb with object making to estimate; reckon: to make the distance at ten miles. 1