Verb
1. engage in;
"make love, not war""make an effort""do research""do nothing""make revolution"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"3. make or cause to be or to become;
"make a mess in one's office""create a furor"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"5. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
"cause a commotion""make a stir""cause an accident"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"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?"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"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"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"12. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting";
"The branches made a roof""This makes a fine introduction"13. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team";
"We made it!""She may not make the grade"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"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"21. achieve a point or goal;
"Nicklaus had a 70""The Brazilian team got 4 goals""She made 29 points that day"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"23. institute, enact, or establish;
"make laws"24. carry out or commit;
"make a mistake""commit a faux-pas"25. add up to;
"four and four make eight"26. form by assembling individuals or constituents;
"Make a quorum""The branches made a roof"27. organize or be responsible for;
"hold a reception""have, throw, or make a party""give a course"28. prepare for eating by applying heat;
"Cook me dinner, please""can you make me an omelette?""fix breakfast for the guests, please"29. put in order or neaten;
"make the bed""make up a room"30. head into a specified direction;
"The escaped convict took to the hills""We made for the mountains"31. have a bowel movement;
"The dog had made in the flower beds"32. undergo fabrication or creation;
"This wool makes into a nice sweater"33. be suitable for;
"Wood makes good furniture"34. amount to;
"This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"35. constitute the essence of;
"Clothes make the man"36. appear to begin an activity;
"He made to speak but said nothing i the end""She made a if to say hello to us"37. proceed along a path;
"work one's way through the crowd""make one's way into the forest"38. reach in time;
"We barely made the plane"39. gather and light the materials for;
"make a fire"40. induce to have sex;
"Harry finally seduced Sally""Did you score last night?""Harry made Sally"41. assure the success of;
"A good review by this critic will make your play!"42. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;
"She makes like an actress"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"