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do1 /du; unstressed dʊ, də/USA pronunciation   v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st and 2nd pers. do, 3rd does /dʌz/USA pronunciation   pres. pl. do; past sing. and pl. did /dɪd/USA pronunciation ;
past part. done /dʌn/USA pronunciation ;
pres. part. do•ing;
 n., pl. dos, do's. 

v. 
  1. to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.):[~ + object]He does a great comedy act.
  2. to execute (a piece of work): [~ + object]to do a hauling job.[~ + object + object]You did me a big favor just then.
  3. to accomplish;
    finish:[~ + object]He has already done it.
  4. to put forth;
    exert:[~ + object]Do your best.
  5. to be the cause of (good, credit, etc.);
    bring about;
    effect: [~ + object]Drugs can do harm to you.[~ + object + object]Drugs can do you a lot of harm.
  6. to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, etc., (anything) as the case may require:[~ + object]I did the windows and the laundry.
  7. to serve;
    be enough (for);
    suffice for:[~ + object][not: be + ~-ing]This will do us for the present.[no object]I'm sure this money will do just fine. Will this do?
  8. to allow or approve, as by custom or practice:[not: be + ~-ing;~ + object]We don't do that sort of thing in this college.
  9. to travel (a distance of);
    cover by traveling:[~ + object]We did 30 miles today.
  10. to travel at the rate of (a certain speed):[~ + object]But officer, I was only doing 65 miles an hour.
  11. to make or prepare:[~ + object]I'll do the salad.
  12. to serve (a term) in prison:[~ + object]He did five years in prison.
  13. to study or work at or in the field of:[~ + object]I have to do my math tonight.
  14. to travel through as a sightseer:[~ + object]They did Greece in 3 weeks.
  15. Slang Terms to use (drugs), esp. habitually:[~ + object]He had been doing a lot of cocaine.
  16. to act or conduct oneself;
    behave:[no object]Do as I say, not as I do.
  17. to get along;
    fare;
    manage:[no object]How are you doing at work?
  18. to be in a specified state of health:[no object]Mother and child are doing fine.

auxiliary v. [ ~ + root form of a verb]
    • (used in questions before the subject): Do you like music? When did he leave?
    • (used in negative sentences before the word not, unless the main verb is be):I do not like you. I don't care. I didn't see you last night.
    • (used in certain inverted constructions before the subject):Seldom does one see such greed.
    • (used to emphasize the main verb): Do come up and see me some time. But I did tell you about the test!
    • (used to stand for, or repeat, another verb already mentioned):I think as you do (= I think as you think). I enjoy jogging and John does, too (= and John enjoys jogging, too). John enjoys jogging, doesn't he?
  2. do away with, [~ + away + with + object]
    • to put an end to;
      abolish:We did away with that old custom years ago.
    • to kill:He did away with most of his rivals.
  3. do for, [~ + for + object]
    • [usually: be + done + for] to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of:I'll really be done for if I don't finish this work.
    • British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to keep house for;
      manage or provide for.
  4. do in, [~ + object + in]
    • to kill;
      murder:They did him in with a knife.
    • to tire out or exhaust:All that hard work really did me in.
  5. do out of, [~ + object + out + of + object][Informal.]to swindle;
    cheat:They did him out of his life savings.
  6. do over:
    • to redecorate: [~ + object + over]They did the room over.[~ + over + object]You've done over the entire living room; it looks great.
    • to do again: [~ + object + over]Do the work over; it's a mess.[~ + over + object]You'll have to do over the work; it's a mess.
  7. do up:
    • [~ + up + object] to wrap and tie up:They did up the package and mailed it for me.
    • to pin up or arrange (the hair): [~ + up + object]She did up her hair in a bun.[~ + object + up]She did her hair up in a bun.
    • [~ + up + object] to renovate or clean:They did up the old apartment and rented it out.
    • [~ + up + object] to fasten:Do up your coat.
    • [~ + up + object] to dress:The children were all done up in costumes.
  8. do with, [can/could + ~ + with + object] to benefit from;
    use:I could surely do with a cup of coffee right about now.
  9. do without:
    • to forgo;
      dispense with: [~ + without + object]We'll just have to do without a car until they fix it.[no object]We'll just have to do without for a while.

n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa burst of frenzied activity;
    action;
    commotion.
  2. Informal Termsa hairdo.
  3. British Termsa festive social gathering;
    party.
Idioms
  1. Idioms dos and don'ts, [plural] customs, rules, or regulations.

do•a•ble, adj.: He assured me my project was doable.

do2 /doʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. dos. 
  1. Music and Dancethe musical syllable used for the first note of a scale.

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make1 /meɪk/USA pronunciation   v., made/meɪd/USA pronunciation  mak•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. to bring into existence by combining material;
    produce: [~ + object]to make a dress.[~ + object + object]I'll make the kids some breakfast.
  2. to cause to exist or happen;
    produce:[~ + object]Why is he always making trouble?
  3. to cause to be or become;
    transform: [~ + object + adjective]This news will make her happy.[~ + adjective + (that) clause]He tried to make sure that everything was OK.[~ + object + into + object]The talent agent says he made her into a star.[~ + object + object]The evidence makes you the chief suspect.
  4. to become;
    develop into:[not: be + ~-ing;~ + object]Someday you'll make a good lawyer.
  5. to be adequate or suitable for:[not: be + ~-ing;~ + object]This table will make a good lectern.
  6. to appoint;
    name:[~ + object + object]made her chairwoman.
  7. to force or cause (someone to do something);
    compel:[~ + object + root form of verb]The pain made her cry out.
  8. to put in the proper condition or state;
    prepare:[~ + object]to make a bed.
  9. to earn for oneself:[~ + object]to make a good salary.
  10. to write;
    compose:[~ + object]to make a will.
  11. to agree upon;
    arrange:[~ + object]to make a deal.
  12. to establish;
    enact:[~ + object]to make laws.
  13. to form in the mind:[~ + object]to make a decision.
  14. to estimate;
    figure:[~ + object + at + object]I make the value at $1,000.
  15. to put together;
    form:[~ + object]to make a matched set.
  16. to amount to;
    total:[~ + object;not: be + ~-ing]Two plus two makes four.
  17. to provide:[~ + object;not: be + ~-ing]That book makes good reading.
  18. to be enough so as to become:[not: be + ~-ing;~ + object]One story does not make a writer.
  19. to assure the success or fame of:[~ + object;not: be + ~-ing]Her last book really made her reputation as a scholar.
  20. to reach;
    attain:[~ + object]made admiral just before he retired from the Navy.
  21. to arrive in time for;
    catch:[~ + object]I just made the plane.
  22. Informal Terms to attain a position in or on:[~ + object]The novel made the bestseller list.
  23. to receive notice in or on:[~ + object]The murder made the evening news.
  24. Slang Terms[~ + object]to have sexual intercourse with.
  25. to score:[~ + object]She made 40 points.
  26. make away with, [~ + away + with + object] to carry off;
    steal:The thieves made away with all the money.
  27. make for, [~ + for + object]
    • to move toward:We made for shelter when we saw the clouds.
    • [not: be + ~-ing] to bring about or keep going:A calm manner in a police officer makes for fewer arguments.
  28. make of, [~ + of + object]
    • to judge the truth or nature of:What do you make of that remark?
  29. make off, [no object] to run away:The thieves made off before the police arrived.
  30. make off with, [~ + off + with + object] to carry away;
    steal:The robbers made off with a million dollars in cash.
  31. make out:
    • to write out or complete, as a bill or check: [~ + out + object]I made out the check.[~ + object + out]I made it out and sealed it in the envelope.
    • to understand;
      figure out the meaning of;
      fathom: [~ + out + object]I can't make out this last equation.[~ + object + out]I can't make this out.
    • to see clearly enough so as to be able to read: [~ + out + object]I can't make out his handwriting.[~ + object + out]I can't make it out.
    • to suggest or pretend (to be, or that something is the case): [~ + object + out + to + verb]He made me out to be a liar.[~ + out + that clause]He makes out that he is a successful businessman.
    • [no object] to manage;
      succeed:How are you making out in school?
    • Slang Terms[no object]to engage in kissing and caressing:making out in the back seat.
  32. make over:
    • to remodel;
      fix, change, or alter: [~ + over + object]The carpenters made over the room as a gym.[~ + object + over]The beautician made her face over.
  33. Printing make up:
    • [~ + up + object;
      usually: not: be + ~-ing]       to form;
      constitute:Immigrants make up a large part of our school's population.
    • to prepare by putting together;
      compile: [~ + up + object]Make up a list of what you'll need.[~ + object + up]Make a list up and send it to me.
    • to invent (a story or tale);
      concoct: [~ + up + object]She made up that whole story.[~ + object + up]She made that whole story up.
    • [~ + up + for + object] to repay;
      compensate:Perhaps $50 will make up for your trouble.
    • [~ + up + object;
      not: be ~-ing]       to complete:The two couples made up a foursome at golf.
    • to put in order;
      arrange: [~ + up + object]She made up the bed.[~ + object + up]Make the bed up before you watch TV.
    • to settle;
      decide: [~ + up + object]Make up your mind.[~ + object + up]You'll have to make your mind up soon.
    • to (cause to) become friends again;
      to (cause to) be reconciled: [no object]finally made up after years of quarreling.[~ + up + object]They made up their argument.
    • to dress in costume and makeup: [~ + up + object]She made up the children and sent them onstage.[~ + object + up]She made herself up and dashed onstage.
    • Educationto provide enough so that (something ) is no longer lacking: [~ + up + object]The college will make up the difference between your loan and your tuition.[~ + object + up]In such cases the college will make it up.

n. [countable]
  1. the style in which something is made;
    form.
  2. brand:a foreign make of car.
Idioms
  1. Idioms, Informal Terms make as if or as though, [~ + clause][Informal.]pretend:He made as if nothing bothered him.
  2. Idioms make believe, imagine: [no object]Kids like to make believe.[~ + (that) clause]She made believe (that) he had won the lottery.
  3. Idioms make do, [no object] to manage with whatever is available:If those are the only tools we have, we'll just have to make do with them.
  4. Idioms make good:
    • Idioms[no object] to succeed:These graduates will make good.
    • Idioms[~ + on + object] to compensate for:Will he make good on the purchases?
    • IdiomsAlso, make good on. [~ + object] to fulfill, as a promise:Is he someone who will make good on his promises?
  5. make it:
    • Informal Termsto achieve success:He really seems to have made it: big house, good job, beautiful family.
    • to arrive on time:I just made it to that meeting!
  6. Idioms make light of, [~ + object] to treat as unimportant or insignificant.
  7. Idioms make like, [~ + object][Informal.]to pretend to be or to be like:Stop making like a clown!
  8. make love, to have sexual relations (with): [no object]How often couples make love is their own business.[~ + to + object]He wanted to make love to her right then and there.
  9. Idioms make much of, [~ + object] to treat as important:The press tried to make much of his past.
  10. Idioms make short work of, [~ + object] to finish or dispose of quickly:You made short work of that apple pie.
  11. Idioms, Informal Terms on the make:
    • Idiomsin pursuit of gain:a young executive on the make.
    • Slang Termsin search of sexual activity:He was constantly on the make at singles bars.

mak•er, n. [countable]

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make-do  (māk′do̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos, adj. 
n. 
  1. something that serves as a substitute, esp. of an inferior or expedient nature:We had to get along with make-dos during the war.

adj. 
  1. used as a substitute;
    makeshift:make-do curtains.
  • 1890–95

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do1  (do̅o̅; unstressed dŏŏ, də),USA pronunciation v.  and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do, 2nd do  or (Archaic) do•est  or dost, 3rd does  or (Archaic) do•eth  or doth, pres. pl. do;
 past sing. 1st pers. did, 2nd did  or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past pl. did;
 past part. done;
 pres. part. do•ing;
 n., pl. dos, do's. 
v.t. 
  1. to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.):Do nothing until you hear the bell.
  2. to execute (a piece or amount of work):to do a hauling job.
  3. to accomplish;
    finish;
    complete:He has already done his homework.
  4. to put forth;
    exert:Do your best.
  5. to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.);
    bring about;
    effect.
  6. to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
  7. to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require:to do the dishes.
  8. to travel;
    traverse:We did 30 miles today.
  9. to serve;
    suffice for:This will do us for the present.
  10. to condone or approve, as by custom or practice:That sort of thing simply isn't done.
  11. to travel at the rate of (a specified speed):He was doing 80 when they arrested him.
  12. to make or prepare:I'll do the salad.
  13. to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
  14. to create, form, or bring into being:She does wonderful oil portraits.
  15. to translate into or change the form or language of:MGM did the book into a movie.
  16. to study or work at or in the field of:I have to do my math tonight.
  17. to explore or travel through as a sightseer:They did Greece in three weeks.
  18. (used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action):You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.
  19. Informal Termsto wear out;
    exhaust;
    tire:That last set of tennis did me.
  20. Informal Termsto cheat, trick, or take advantage of:That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
  21. Informal Termsto attend or participate in:Let's do lunch next week.
  22. Slang Termsto use (a drug or drugs), esp. habitually:The police report said he was doing cocaine.

v.i. 
  1. to act or conduct oneself;
    be in action;
    behave.
  2. Slang Termsto rob;
    steal from:The law got him for doing a lot of banks.
  3. to proceed:to do wisely.
  4. to get along;
    fare;
    manage:to do without an automobile.
  5. to be in health, as specified:Mother and child are doing fine.
  6. to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose;
    be enough;
    suffice:Will this do?
  7. to finish or be finished.
  8. to happen;
    take place;
    transpire:What's doing at the office?
  9. (used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression):I think as you do.

auxiliary verb. 
  1. (used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions):Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.
  2. [Archaic.](used in imperatives with you or thou expressed;
    and occasionally as a metric filler in verse):Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.
  3. (used to lend emphasis to a principal verb):Do visit us!
  4. Idioms do a number on (someone). See number (def. 27).
  5. Idioms do away with:
    • to put an end to;
      abolish.
    • to kill.
  6. do by, to deal with;
    treat:He had always done well by his family.
  7. do for:
    • to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
    • British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to cook and keep house for;
      manage or provide for.
  8. do in, [Informal.]
    • to kill, esp. to murder.
    • to injure gravely or exhaust;
      wear out;
      ruin:The tropical climate did them in.
    • to cheat or swindle:He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
  9. Idioms do one proud. See proud (def. 11).
  10. Idioms do one's number. See number (def. 28).
  11. do one's (own) thing. See thing 1 (def. 17).
  12. Idioms do or die, to make a supreme effort.
  13. do out of, [Informal.]to swindle;
    cheat:A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.
  14. do over, to redecorate.
  15. do time, [Informal.]to serve a term in prison:It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
  16. Idioms do to death. See death (def. 15).
  17. do up, [Informal.]
    • to wrap and tie up.
    • to pin up or arrange (the hair).
    • to renovate;
      launder;
      clean.
    • to wear out;
      tire.
    • to fasten:Do up your coat.
    • to dress:The children were all done up in funny costumes.
  18. do with, to gain advantage or benefit from;
    make use of:I could do with more leisure time.
  19. do without:
    • to forgo;
      dispense with.
    • to dispense with the thing mentioned:The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.
  20. Idioms have to do with. See have (def. 36).
  21. Idioms make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy:I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsa burst of frenzied activity;
    action;
    commotion.
  2. Informal Termsa hairdo or hair styling.
  3. British Termsa swindle;
    hoax.
  4. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a festive social gathering;
    party.
  5. Idioms dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations:The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
    1. 25. act. 3. Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word:He did a great deal of hard work.Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance:to accomplish what one has hoped for.Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great:to achieve a major breakthrough.
do2  (dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. dos. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancethe syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.
  2. Music and Dance(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C. Cf. sol-fa (def. 1), ut. 
  • Italian, inverted variant of ut; see gamut
  • 1745–55

do., 
  1. ditto.

D/O, 
  1. delivery order.
Also, d.o. 
D.O., 
    1. GrammarAlso, DO, d.o. direct object.
    2. Doctor of Optometry.
    3. Doctor of Osteopathy.

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make1  (māk),USA pronunciation v., made, mak•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. 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.
  2. to produce;
    cause to exist or happen;
    bring about:to make trouble; to make war.
  3. to cause to be or become;
    render:to make someone happy.
  4. to appoint or name:The President made her his special envoy.
  5. to put in the proper condition or state, as for use;
    fix;
    prepare:to make a bed; to make dinner.
  6. to bring into a certain form:to make bricks out of clay.
  7. to convert from one state, condition, category, etc., to another:to make a virtue of one's vices.
  8. to cause, induce, or compel:to make a horse jump a barrier.
  9. to give rise to;
    occasion:It's not worth making a fuss over such a trifle.
  10. to produce, earn, or win for oneself:to make a good salary; to make one's fortune in oil.
  11. to write or compose:to make a short poem for the occasion.
  12. to draw up, as a legal document;
    draft:to make a will.
  13. to do;
    effect:to make a bargain.
  14. to establish or enact;
    put into existence:to make laws.
  15. to become by development;
    prove to be:You'll make a good lawyer.
  16. to form in the mind, as a judgment or estimate:to make a decision.
  17. to judge or interpret, as to the truth, nature, meaning, etc. (often fol. by of ):What do you make of it?
  18. to estimate;
    reckon:to make the distance at ten miles.
  19. to bring together separate parts so as to produce a whole;
    compose;
    form:to make a matched set.
  20. to amount to;
    bring up the total to:Two plus two makes four. That makes an even dozen.
  21. to serve as:to make good reading.
  22. to be sufficient to constitute:One story does not make a writer.
  23. to be adequate or suitable for:This wool will make a warm sweater.
  24. to assure the success or fortune of:a deal that could make or break him; Seeing her made my day.
  25. to deliver, utter, or put forth:to make a stirring speech.
  26. to go or travel at a particular speed:to make 60 miles an hour.
  27. to arrive at or reach;
    attain:The ship made port on Friday. Do you think he'll make 80?
  28. to arrive in time for:to make the first show.
  29. to arrive in time to be a passenger on (a plane, boat, bus, train, etc.):If you hurry, you can make the next flight.
  30. Informal Termsto gain or acquire a position within:He made the big time.
  31. to receive mention or appear in or on:The robbery made the front page.
  32. to gain recognition or honor by winning a place or being chosen for inclusion in or on:The novel made the bestseller list. He made the all-American team three years in a row.
  33. Slang Termsto have sexual intercourse with.
  34. Games[Cards.]
    • to name (the trump).
    • to take a trick with (a card).
    • [Bridge.]to fulfill or achieve (a contract or bid).
    • to shuffle (the cards).
  35. to earn, as a score:The team made 40 points in the first half.
  36. Slang Terms(esp. in police and underworld use)
    • to recognize or identify:Any cop in town will make you as soon as you walk down the street.
    • to charge or cause to be charged with a crime:The police expect to make a couple of suspects soon.
  37. Electricityto close (an electric circuit).
  38. Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to plant and cultivate or produce (a crop):He makes some of the best corn in the country.

v.i. 
  1. to cause oneself, or something understood, to be as specified:to make sure.
  2. to show oneself to be or seem in action or behavior (usually fol. by an adjective):to make merry.
  3. to be made, as specified:This fabric makes up into beautiful drapes.
  4. to move or proceed in a particular direction:They made after the thief.
  5. Nauticalto rise, as the tide or water in a ship.
  6. Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.](of a crop) to grow, develop, or mature:It looks like the corn's going to make pretty good this year.
  7. Idiomsmake 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.
  8. Idioms, Informal Termsmake as if or as though, [Informal.]to act as if;
    pretend:We will make as if to leave, then come back and surprise him.
  9. Idiomsmake 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.
  10. Idiomsmake believe, to pretend;
    imagine:The little girl dressed in a sheet and made believe she was a ghost.
  11. Idiomsmake bold or so bold, to have the temerity;
    be so rash;
    dare:May I make so bold as to suggest that you stand when they enter?
  12. Idioms, Slang Termsmake book, [Slang.]
    • to take bets and give odds.
    • to make a business of this.
  13. Nauticalmake colors, to hoist an ensign, as on board a warship.
  14. Idiomsmake 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.
  15. Dialect Termsmake down, [Chiefly Pennsylvania German.]to rain or snow:It's making down hard.
  16. Naval Termsmake fast, [Chiefly Naut.]to fasten or secure.
  17. make for:
    • to go toward;
      approach:to make for home.
    • to lunge at;
      attack.
    • to help to promote or maintain:This incident will not make for better understanding between the warring factions.
  18. make good:
    • Idiomsto provide restitution or reparation for:The bank teller made good the shortage and was given a light sentence.
    • Idiomsto succeed:Talent and training are necessary to make good in some fields.
    • Idiomsto fulfill:He made good on his promise.
    • Nautical[Navig.]to compute (a course) allowing for leeway and compass deviation.
  19. make heavy weather:
    • Nauticalto roll and pitch in heavy seas.
    • Idiomsto progress laboriously;
      struggle, esp. to struggle needlessly:I am making heavy weather with my income tax return.
  20. make it:
    • Informal Termsto achieve a specific goal:to make it to the train; to make it through college.
    • Informal Termsto succeed in general:He'll never make it in business.
    • Slang Termsto have sexual intercourse.
  21. Nauticalmake it so, strike the ship's bell accordingly: said by the officer of the watch when the hour is announced.
  22. Idioms, Informal Termsmake like, [Informal.]to try or pretend to be like;
    imitate:I'm going to go out and make like a gardener.
  23. make off:
    • to run away;
      depart hastily:The only witness to the accident made off before the police arrived.
    • Naval Terms[Naut.]to stand off from a coast, esp. a lee shore.
  24. make off with, to carry away;
    steal:While the family was away, thieves made off with most of their valuables.
  25. Dialect Termsmake on, [Chiefly Pennsylvania German.]to turn on, light, or ignite (esp. a light or fire):Make the light on.
  26. Idioms, Dialect Termsmake one's manners, [Southern U.S.]
    • to perform an appropriate or expected social courtesy.
    • Slang Terms[Older Use.]to bow or curtsy.
  27. make out:
    • to write out or complete, as a bill or check.
    • to establish;
      prove.
    • to decipher;
      discern.
    • to imply, suggest, or impute:He made me out to be a liar.
    • to manage;
      succeed:How are you making out in your new job?
    • Slang Termsto engage in kissing and caressing;
      neck.
    • Slang Termsto have sexual intercourse.
    • Dialect Terms[Chiefly Pennsylvania German.]to turn off or extinguish (esp. a light or fire):Make the light out.
  28. make over:
    • to remodel;
      alter:to make over a dress; to make over a page layout.
    • to transfer the title of (property);
      convey:After she retired she made over her property to her children and moved to Florida.
  29. make sail, [Naut.]
    • Nauticalto set sails.
    • Nauticalto brace the yards of a ship that has been hove to in order to make headway.
  30. Dialect Termsmake shut, [Chiefly Pennsylvania German.]to close:Make the door shut.
  31. Idiomsmake time. See time (def. 42).
  32. Printingmake up:
    • (of parts) to constitute;
      compose;
      form.
    • to put together;
      construct;
      compile.
    • to concoct;
      invent.
    • Also, make up for. to compensate for;
      make good.
    • to complete.
    • to put in order;
      arrange:The maid will make up the room.
    • to conclude;
      decide.
    • to settle amicably, as differences.
    • to become reconciled, as after a quarrel.
    • [Print.]to arrange set type, illustrations, etc., into columns or pages.
    • to dress in appropriate costume and apply cosmetics for a part on the stage.
    • to apply cosmetics.
    • to adjust or balance, as accounts;
      prepare, as statements.
    • Educationto repeat (a course or examination that one has failed).
    • Educationto take an examination that one had been unable to take when first given, usually because of absence.
    • to specify and indicate the layout or arrangement of (columns, pages, etc., of matter to be printed).
    • Dialect TermsAtlantic States. (of the weather or clouds) to develop or gather:It's making up for a storm.
    • Dialect TermsAtlantic States. (of the sea) to become turbulent:If the sea makes up, row toward land.
  33. make up to:
    • Informal Termsto try to become friendly with;
      fawn on.
    • to make advances to;
      flirt with:He makes up to every new woman in the office.
  34. make water:
    • Idiomsto urinate.
    • Nautical(of a hull) to leak.
  35. Slang Termsmake with:
    • 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.

n. 
  1. the style or manner in which something is made;
    form;
    build.
  2. production with reference to the maker;
    brand:our own make.
  3. disposition;
    character;
    nature.
  4. the act or process of making.
  5. quantity made;
    output.
  6. Games[Cards.]the act of naming the trump, or the suit named as trump.
  7. [Elect.]the closing of an electric circuit.
  8. Jewelrythe excellence of a polished diamond with regard to proportion, symmetry, and finish.
  9. Slang Termsidentifying information about a person or thing from police records:He radioed headquarters for a make on the car's license plate.
  10. Informal Termson the make:
    • Idiomsseeking to improve one's social or financial position, usually at the expense of others or of principle.
    • Idiomsincreasing;
      advancing.
    • Slang Termsseeking amorous or sexual relations:The park was swarming with sailors on the make.
  11. Idioms, Slang Termsput the make on, [Slang.]to make sexual overtures to.
  • bef. 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
mak′a•ble, adj. 
    1. form; build; produce; fabricate, create, fashion, mold. Make, construct, manufacture mean to produce, to put into definite form, or to put parts together to make a whole. Make is the general term:Bees make wax.Construct, more formal, means to put parts together, usually according to a plan or design:to construct a building.Manufacture usually refers to producing something from material that requires conversion from one state or condition to another, now almost entirely by means of machinery in a relatively complex process:to manufacture automobiles by the assembly of different parts.The term is also often used contemptuously of unimaginative or hackneyed works of art with the implication that the work was produced mechanically, and is used abstractly with the idea of denying genuineness:to manufacture an excuse. 7. transform, change, turn. 8. force. 10. get, gain, acquire, obtain, secure, procure. 13. perform, execute. 18. judge, gauge. 74. shape, structure, construction, constitution.
    1. destroy.
make2  (māk),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]
  1. British Termsa peer or equal.
  2. British Termsa spouse, mate, consort, or lover.
  3. British Termsa friend;
    companion.
  • Middle English mak, make, Old English gemaca. See match2 bef. 1000

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do /duː; (unstressed) dʊ; də/ vb (does, doing, did, done)
  1. to perform or complete (a deed or action): to do a portrait, the work is done
  2. often intr; followed by for: to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); suffice
  3. (transitive) to arrange or fix
  4. (transitive) to prepare or provide; serve: this restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays
  5. (transitive) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorning: to do one's hair
  6. (transitive) to improve (esp in the phrase do something toorfor)
  7. (transitive) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
  8. (transitive) to translate or adapt the form or language of: the book was done into a play
  9. (intransitive) to conduct oneself: do as you please
  10. (intransitive) to fare or manage
  11. (transitive) to cause or produce: complaints do nothing to help
  12. (transitive) to give or render: your portrait doesn't do you justice, do me a favour
  13. (transitive) to work at, esp as a course of study or a profession
  14. (transitive) to perform (a play, etc); act
  15. (transitive) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximum
  16. (transitive) to travel or traverse (a distance)
  17. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a question: do you agree?, when did John go out?
  18. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commands: I do like your new house, do hurry!
  19. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commands: she does not like cheese, do not leave me here alone!
  20. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in inverted constructions: little did she realize that, only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock
  21. used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition: he likes you as much as I do
  22. (transitive) informal to visit or explore as a sightseer or tourist
  23. (transitive) to wear out; exhaust
  24. (intransitive) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)
  25. (transitive) slang to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence
  26. (transitive) informal to cheat or swindle
  27. (transitive) slang to rob
  28. (transitive) slang
    • to arrest
    • to convict of a crime
  29. (transitive) Austral informal to lose or spend (money) completely
  30. (transitive) slang chiefly Brit to treat violently; assault
  31. (transitive) slang to take or use (a drug)
  32. (transitive) vulgar slang (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with
  33. do, do a ⇒ informal to act like; imitate: he's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well
  34. do or die ⇒ to make a final or supreme effort
  35. make do ⇒ to manage with whatever is available
 n ( pl dos, do's)
  1. slang an act or instance of cheating or swindling
  2. informal chiefly Brit NZ a formal or festive gathering; party
  3. do's and don'ts ⇒ informal those things that should or should not be done; rules
Etymology: Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom
do /dəʊ/ n ( pl dos)
  1. a variant spelling of doh1
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make /meɪk/ vb (makes, making, made) (mainly tr)
  1. to bring into being by shaping, changing, or combining materials, ideas, etc; form or fashion; create
  2. to draw up, establish, or form: to make a decision, make one's will
  3. to cause to exist, bring about, or produce: don't make a noise
  4. to cause, compel, or induce: please make him go away
  5. to appoint or assign, as to a rank or position: they made her president
  6. to constitute: one swallow doesn't make a summer
  7. (also intr) to come or cause to come into a specified state or condition: to make merry, make someone happy
  8. (copula) to be or become through development: he will make a good teacher
  9. to cause or ensure the success of: your news has made my day
  10. to amount to: twelve inches make a foot
  11. to serve as or be suitable for: that piece of cloth will make a coat
  12. to prepare or put into a fit condition for use: to make a bed
  13. to be the essential element in or part of: charm makes a good salesperson
  14. to carry out, effect, or do
  15. (intransitive; followed by to, as if to, or as though to) to act with the intention or with a show of doing something: they made to go out, he made as if to lock the door
  16. to use for a specified purpose: I will make this town my base
  17. to deliver or pronounce: to make a speech
  18. to cause to seem or represent as being
  19. to earn, acquire, or win for oneself: to make friends, make a fortune
  20. to engage in: make love not war
  21. to traverse or cover (distance) by travelling: we can make a hundred miles by nightfall
  22. to arrive in time for: he didn't make the first act of the play
    • to win a trick with (a specified card)
    • to shuffle (the cards)
    • to fulfil (a contract) by winning the necessary number of tricks
  24. to score (runs)
  25. to close (a circuit) permitting a flow of current Compare break
  26. (intransitive) to increase in depth: the water in the hold was making a foot a minute
  27. informal to gain a place or position on or in: to make the headlines, make the first team
  28. informal to achieve the rank of
  29. slang to seduce
  30. be made up ⇒ to be very happy about something: I'm made up about having a baby daughter
  31. make a book ⇒ to take bets on a race or other contest
  32. make a day of it ⇒ to cause an activity to last a day
  33. make a night of it ⇒ to cause an activity to last a night
  34. make do ⇒ See do1
  35. make eyes at ⇒ to flirt with or ogle
  36. make good ⇒ See good
  37. make it ⇒
    • informal to be successful in doing something
    • (followed by with) slang to have sexual intercourse
  38. make like ⇒ slang chiefly US Canadian to imitate
  39. make time ⇒ See time
  40. make water ⇒ another term for urinate
 n
  1. brand, type, or style
  2. the manner or way in which something is made
  3. disposition or character; make-up
  4. the act or process of making
  5. the amount or number made
  6. a player's turn to shuffle
  7. on the make ⇒
    • informal out for profit or conquest
    • slang in search of a sexual partner
Etymology: Old English macian; related to Old Frisian makia to construct, Dutch maken, German machen to make
'make do' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
do - faction - factitious - make - satisfy - stretch - take - tubifex - verb - affect - counterfeit - deficient - efficient - factor - factotum - feat - forfeit - give - make-do - makeshift - number one - number two - office - officinal - olfactory - orifice - prefect - proficient - profit - refect - sacrifice - satisfaction - stupefy - suffice - sufficient

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