make

To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.

• We made a bird feeder for our yard.
• I'll make a man out of him yet.
• He makes deodorants.

To build, construct, produce, or originate.

• We made a bird feeder for our yard.
• I'll make a man out of him yet.
• He makes deodorants.

To write or compose.

• I made a poem for her wedding.
• He made a will.

To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.

• make war
• They were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.

To create (the universe), especially from nothing.

• God made earth and heaven.

To prepare (food); to cook (food).

• I'm making cereal for breakfast. Who wants some?

To behave, to act.

• To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
• They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.
• He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.

To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.

To constitute.

• They make a cute couple.
• This makes the third infraction.
• One swallow does not a summer make.

To add up to, have a sum of.

• Two and four make six.

To interpret.

• I don’t know what to make of it.
• They couldn't make anything of the inscription.
• What time do you make it?

To bring into success.

• This company is what made you.
• She married into wealth and so has it made.

To cause to be.

• The blisters on my foot made it a problem to walk without a cane.
• Caesar made rich men of his supporters back in Rome.
• The citizens made their objections clear.

To cause to appear to be; to represent as.

• Homer makes Aphrodite the daughter of Zeus, unlike Hesiod who depicted her as born from the sea foam.

To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).

• You're making her cry.
• I was made to feel like a criminal.

To force to do.

• The teacher made the student study harder.
• Don’t let them make you suffer.

To indicate or suggest to be.

• His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.

To cover neatly with bedclothes.

To recognise, identify, spot.

Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.

• we service all makes and models
• Q: What make and model of car do you drive? A: It's a Buick LaCrosse.

Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).

Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.

• The camera was of German make.
• The camera was of recent make.

A person's character or disposition.

The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.

Quantity produced, especially of materials.

A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.

Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.

A promotion.

A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.

Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).

Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.

A halfpenny.

An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.